Eight-line Poems 2

Magician

Magician

Prestidigitator,
the word will do till later,
you cannot be magician;
at least, that’s my position.

Magic is wishful thinking
and audience is blinking;
your hands may fool the eye
but it’s all a clever lie.


Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 02.20.26
Prompt: Write a poem about a magician.