I regret promising you magic
when the reality is,
sometimes life needs a reason.
The magician makes mistakes,
and you see the hole in the silk of the hat,
and the rabbit's tail peeks through
and the invisible string pulls at
the floating girl
who keeps all our eyes facing front,
wondering if the world
is too heavy,
wondering if a mistake
will make it snap and break.
But invisible strings are hopeful things
and magic brings joy,
and our reasons for believing in it all
is because we know it's okay
that the hole is there
and sometimes
we allow ourselves to fall.
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