there’s a subtle difference now
on those rare occasions that our eyes meet.
on those rare occasions that our eyes meet.
I feel I give myself away too easily
having lost the skill of camouflage
wearing this faded jester’s cape.
having lost the skill of camouflage
wearing this faded jester’s cape.
always the jester,
my bag of tricks threadbare
the wrinkled joker card
overused and too easily spotted
in this well-thumbed dog-eared pack.
my bag of tricks threadbare
the wrinkled joker card
overused and too easily spotted
in this well-thumbed dog-eared pack.
I now understand
my magic is worthless, misdirected
by your quickening years
my magic is worthless, misdirected
by your quickening years
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