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Has Anybody Seen the Wizard?

Who is that behind the curtain?

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
Has Anybody Seen the Wizard?
Photo by Hulki Okan Tabak on Unsplash

You keep saying that you love me,want me,

can’t do it without me.

But all I hear you saying is,

come on- give me what I need

By Claudio Schwarz | @purzlbaum on Unsplash

Cause everything is ok, it’s alright,

as long as you’re in the spotlight.

And I’m the one behind, keeping it all neat.

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Like Dorthy and the wizard,

when the curtain gets pulled back-

shock and awe erupts and I was finally seen.

But you’ll know exactly what to tell them so they’ll forget about it,

you’re a master skilled with cover ups and smoke screens

By Joshua Fuller on Unsplash

As long as you get some relief from the emergency that your facing,

I’ll do the dirty work to keep you off your knees.

That validates my connection,

you explain away why your evasive,

and no one ever has to know about me....

slam poetry

About the Creator

Kelli Sheckler-Amsden

Telling stories my heart needs to tell <3 life is a journey, not a competition

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