Abracadabra!

 

Like some golden elixir

Through my veins,

Burning away the glitter,

The pink speckled shrapnel,

Where the tumor burst,

Seeding my body with poison…

 

The audience gasps…

 

“And now, for my next trick,”

 

Wave the magic wand;

Make the cancer disappear.

 

Saw the woman in half,

Remove all the… ‘nothing up my sleeve’,

Nothing in my hat,

Nothing in my headscarf.

 

Pick a card, any card,

A doctor, any doctor,

An outcome…

 

Spin the magic box, say the words, and, Voila!

She has vanished.

 

“And for my next feat, I will need a new volunteer; raise your hand and let me see your veins.”