Hat Trick

Pull it out of thin air
Reach in and yank it out
Make 'em scratch their heads
Befuddled awe-struck expressions
Melting stony glares of apathy and indifference
Let the strongest amongst them
Learn impotence
Let the believer tremble
Confused and startled
To witness the miracle
To literally feel the doubt flush out
Behold, they stand mortified
Frightened
For they have cherished their doubts
Every bit as much as their faith
The sudden vacancy leaves them feeling
Drained and nauseous
Whatever
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The children just love it
It makes them dream
So do it again, master
Do it again
They've been told it's not real
Only an illusion
Smoke, mirrors, lies
But they don't believe that
They never will