*the man had hypnotic power*
*he drew people in*
*they thought he was of charismatic*
*skin*

*whatever he'd say or do*
*they'd so senselessly agree to*
*as if they were blinded*  
*by a beguiling view*

*gullible they who didn't closely*
*examine what he was about*
*below the veneer's surface*
*lay a slimy feigning trout*

*naive to his sham*
*so*
 *fake* 
*the*
*appeal*
*a* 
*misrepresentation* 
*of*
*the* 
*real* 
*deal*

*trusting the sorcerer's* 
*pretend magnetism*
*they'd been attracted*
*into a shadowy prism*

*does the mind recall*
*Jim Jones or Charlie Manson?*
*having*
 *a* 
*strong*
 *pulling* 
*coax*
*these*
 *characters*
 *could*
 *stage*
*a*
*moth*
*to* 
*a*
 *flame*
 *hoax*