Abra-Cadabra Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Here's a million dollars.
Do it again.

'Abra-cadabra.'

Again.
Here's two million dollars.
Do it again. Do it again.

'Abra-cadabra.'

Here.
Take the keys to my Mercedes.
Here's the deed to my mansion.
Do it again.
Please!

'Abra-cadabra.
I keep telling you...
It's not going to work.
I'm just a magician.
I can't change you from being the idiot you are.'

Please!
I beg of you...
Just one more time.
Here. Here...
Take my Rolex.

'Abra-cadabra.'

Here...
Take my LIFE.
I can't stand this any longer.

'Are you kidding?
I've got my eyes on that yacht.
We can try one more time!
And why would I want to take your life?
If you find it worthless...
What am I going to do with it? '

You're not really a magician.
Are you?

'No!
But neither am I an idiot.
Comeon...
Let's try this one more time.
Abra-cadabre.'