The Ultimate Magician
Today was the day of his opening show.
He was a magician, don’t you know.
He had an act you wouldn’t believe.
This guy could really deceive.
His total act was all new tricks.
Never done by other ‘big hits’.
His fame spread far and wide.
Soon, he was playing Vegas, doing shows live.
His fame grew so big that it exploded.
Other magicians came, it was noted.
None could explain how he did his illusions.
It was done smooth, with no protrusions.
Then he upped the ante by doing the impossible.
Other magicians said “It just isn’t possible.”
They began to talk among themselves.
Could this man do ‘real’ magic, do tell?
They devised a plan to catch him off guard.
They would find out just how dumb they are.
Because, just as they sprung their trap,
he disappeared,—-how about that!!
He never reappeared again.
For him it was the end.
Magicians still talk about him today.
They keep thinking ‘maybe there’s a way’.
But, what price did the young man have to pay?
I’ll let you figure it out in your own way.
————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2014)