Peering in the dancing shadows with delight<\/p>\n
I saw how you played with light<\/p>\n
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Casting false truths upon the wall<\/p>\n
Traveling far and promising that you would call<\/p>\n
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Having peered behind the curtain<\/p>\n
Knowing the mechanics of the trick<\/p>\n
I thought I could not be fooled<\/p>\n
I was certain<\/p>\n
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Yet, I too became enraptured by the narrative<\/p>\n
Believed myself imperative<\/p>\n
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When the fourth wall broke<\/p>\n
I assumed I was simply in on the joke<\/p>\n
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So I picked your shadows from the stage<\/p>\n
Wove them into a cloak to smother my rage<\/p>\n
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Stitching layers of shadow for invisibility<\/p>\n
That I might not harm your fragility<\/p>\n
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When asked about the deceptive weave<\/p>\n
Id respond<\/p>\n
A magician never reveals what’s up their sleeve<\/p>\n
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Now I must undo the tightened fist<\/p>\n
That clutches the cloak to my throat<\/p>\n
Hand over wrist<\/p>\n
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Let my body unfurl<\/p>\n
Relax the protective curl<\/p>\n
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Give myself permission to grieve<\/p>\n
That which I so wanted to believe<\/p>\n
And allow myself room to gently leave<\/p>\n
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