for Mr.Cole's "Magic" assignment

The Magician

Moments of wonder
performed with theatrical pazaz
A prolonged instance of dumbstruck amazement
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A slight of hand
or a glittery distracting explosion
creating a captivated audience screaming for *More!

More!

More!

Fool us again

Test our I.Qs

See if we're sane
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But to perform...
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I need more money the magician boldly insists
Our hands ****** into our pockets, to our wrists
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But wait...
Silence...
Then a collective gasp
There on the table under lock and clasp
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All of our wallets
Plain to see
And the future money of each baby
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Did we clap?
Oh, how we heartily clapped
And cheered and laughed like we were handicapped
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Then the show stopped
But we still clapped, stamping our feet
As the Magician strode off stage back to 10 Downing Street

*TA DAAA!