magicians.

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with an awe in her eyes
she watched the magician
standing on the enormous stage

he pulled out roses
confetti, pigeons,
then a bunny,
out of his hat

there was magic in the room,
running through her veins,
stuck in the atmosphere
the light electricity flickered with tension,
the crowd amazed, bewitched even

she stood there
in the middle of the of them all
and she believed
as the magician handed her the blood red roses
out of nowhere

she felt special

"these were meant for you,
young lady,
for what could ever reflect your beauty,
inside and out,
better than the roses born of true magic"

his words dripping from his lips
slowly as the sweetest honey
covering centuries old wounds
healing her soul, relieving it of her pain

but as the show went on
and the fresh roses turned to dust
she started to notice
the things she saw
weren't what they seemed to be

the pigeons flew away, never to be seen
the bunny turned to plush
the house of cards collapsed
the roses turned to dust
and her?

she still stood there

she still stood there, questioning everything

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