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Deception

This is the story of a man

The story of a brilliant man

Most men would call him a resilient man

A man of principle and logic

A man who’s principles may defy logic

A man from whom come words with magic

And illusion

The illusion is the man

The illusion is a brilliant man

The illusion would make him appear a resilient man

The illusion of principle and logic

The illusion of principles that appear to defy logic

The illusion is this ‘brilliant man’s’ magic

And deceit

This deceit that is the illusion of the man

This deceit that is the illusion of the man’s brilliance

Of his resilience

Of his principle

Of his logic

The deceit of his principles that apparently defy all levels of logic… that seem to be a notch above our regular reasoning

The deceit of his oratory magic that enthralls us all

Day in, day out

Season out, season in

You know who I’m talking about…

That politician that fooled us for too long, and very soon, will be on his way out.

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Written by
nigel-obiya
Kenyan
Published
Oct 5, 2012
Lines·Words
25·179
Notes

And before anyone jumps to any conclusions... I'm Kenyan... so I'm not referring to Obama... Whom, ironically enough, is of Kenyan origin, I'm talking about our own leaders

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