He Got You Poem by RIC BASTASA

he got you into this art
of acting out things but not really
this harmful pretension
that which defrauds or swindles

it is just the art of mimicry
well, may be not just to entertain
but could be
also to survive

this is an art of life
imitating art and of
art imitating life oh,

this is all about disguises
the man disguising as a clown
to please the lonely kid in town

the clown in turn disguising as a man
to help another one

the man is not the clown
and the clown is not the man

no matter how convincing the
acting might be or
how perfect the imitation

the identity is never lost
they stick to their own realities
despite the perfection of their art

it is you who is lost in this labyrinth of art
your skill and instincts have failed you
utterly
you bring with you your equation
antiquated &
so inaccurate and thus defeating the quickness
of the mind with the sleigh of the hand

that the man and the clown are one.
you may be right, but i tell you you may also be wrong

well, you must cope up

simply see things as they are
not as what they seem
to be.