Abracadabra

Magic Day

I’m feeling cynical today…

so I’m admitting I’ve never been

especially impressed by magic.

That coin that suddenly appears

when someone reaches behind your ear.

 Yeah, sure…

I wouldn’t have felt a coin

sitting behind my ear!

What I most dislike about magic…

is the frustration!

I want to know how the tricks are done!

 I want to know the trick!

 But, my mind

is not a trick-learning mind

and I struggle to understand,

or even see, the trick!

I hate not knowing something!

I hate it even more

when people around me all get it

and I am still left wondering,

puzzled and increasingly frustrated

 and annoyed.

How could I possibly enjoy magic

with these negative vibes all around me?

 If you like magic –

today is your day…

pull flowers from your sleeve,

pull rabbits from hats

and collect coins from people’s ears!

(I do like trick where the ladies

change clothes

behind a flowing sheet of fabric…

but, again…

the frustration!

How??!)