You want magic where there is none.<\/p>\n
In humanity, whose spark is only meant to betray.<\/p>\n
In God, who is not a genie –
\nno matter how many times you rub his belly with your prayers.<\/p>\n
In psychics and mediums, who tell you everything you’ve already told them –
\nwith your body, your eyes, and your social media vomiting.<\/p>\n
In movies, where you escape the disappointment of your life,
\nonly to blink two hours later, even more deflated.
\nLife is never what we see on the silver screen.<\/p>\n
In music, that makes you smile, that makes you cry,
\nthe love songs that make you remember all the why’s –
\nuntil you fall to your knees.<\/p>\n
In your lover’s eyes, until the fire within them dies.<\/p>\n
Humanity has failed humanity
\nand love has waxed cold.<\/p>\n
And that’s why magic has gone away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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