"Le Magicien (autoportrait avec quatre bras)," Rene Magritte, 1952
I watched him write a novel and a play
While smoking and drinking a cheap champagne;
In another, ostentatious display
He tied his shoes while fixing my sink drain
He would launch into prolonged, angry rants
Decrying modern magic as a farce
While stirring soup and watering his plants;
He could juggle, eat sweets and scratch his arse
His energy was inexhaustible
His spells and incantations strong and strange
Only one thing he found impossible:
Locating a good tailor in close range
Beware the magician with four, long arms
Whoever he shakes hands with, he soon harms
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Comments (4)
Fun and also sinister. That picture feels more spider than magician.
Oh my, that was a scary ending hahaha. Loved your poem!
Haha. I absolutely will not shake those hands. "He could juggle, eat sweets and scratch his arse." 🤣
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