Art of Deception

The art of deception
Is a magician's illusion
To make one’s conception
Become their conclusion

But once you arrive at
The Big Top Show
You’re loved and adored
For the truth they don’t know

The fear that you feel
That you’ll be exposed
Makes your heart beat faster
Enough to explode

The lie that you live
Underneath your mask
Is an unwanted chore
A laboring task

It gets hot in the mask
And under your skin
The only way to vent
Is to reveal your sin

So I stand here naked
Please come to my reception
Immediately following
My “Art of Deception”

Hors d’oeuvres will be served

not done

Not done yet huh :p This poem made me change my perception of you. I liked it witty and easily read. Plus I can relate to bits of it. Good write.

"Were it not for shadows, we would learn to hate the light."

If you can't laugh at yourself

Thank you Nash... I am not going to take my poems down... I'm glad that you saw the humor in it... If you can't laugh at yourself... then you just don't have a sense of humor! But I am going to take a break for a while... You keep on writing you have a special gift for it and you should see where it takes you!

Thank you so much for all the nice things you said in all your comments!

I will be back!

Ray AKA Yobarney

Will there be deviled eggs?

Written in the third person, interesting poem. Well written Ray. raskin

Along with Devil's food cake!

LOL.... I'm sure! Along with Devil's food cake!

Thank you for all your support Raskin... I'm going to take a break... I will be back soon!

Ray AKA Yobarney

Like us all

We all play roles, Ray. Whether it's deception or not is up to the beholder.

Yeah but...

Yeah but... I'm the only one here that has an Oscar... I'm taking a sabatical... You're in charge funny guy! (when I say funny guy... I mean... well you know what I mean)

Thank you Green Neon!

Ray AKA Yobarney

You dont know me

You dont know me but its almost as you do. Hey without the mask what would we be?

You dont know me

You dont know me but its almost as you do. Hey without the mask what would we be?

A politician...

A politician... A porn star... A wrestler LOL!

Thanks for the read and comment Beth!

Ray AKA Yobarney

yo barney

This was a good read but,where the heck you off to? You're not leaving the showcase R you,that would suck dude!

Ricklovin

Thank you Rick....

Thank you Rick.... I'm not leaving but I am concentrating on writing a novel... And I don't haave a lot of play time... I'll be checking in from time to time!

Ray AKA Yobarney

Where'd you go??

Long time no blog.. bloggers block? Me too.

Golly Geo

I'm still writing... In the seldom free time I have been working on a novel... The only poems that I have written are for friend's and family member's birthdays... It's nice to know you miss me though :)... ... There is so much to write about... If you are blocked you should go to Poet's Creek... or the Zoo... maybe you can write about something dramatic like falling Ice Cream!

Thanks for thinking of me ... I hope all is well!

Ray AKA Yobarney

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