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Ab-Ra-Ca-Dab-RA

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i always sat in the last row
in the last chair against the wall
and impatiently watched 
as the minute hand of the clock above me
revolved slowly
and exactly

my attendance at each weekly performance
was mandatory for as long as i could remember
but i could not say the same 
for those who were seemingly compelled
to find their way through the great wooden doors
every sunday morning

as they bowed low in reverence
somber looking women in starched white dresses
and
tall solemn men in dark suits
rigidly and efficiently led them to their seats

the master of ceremonies 
would stand before us during the entire proceedings 
and perform feats of magic
never before seen on any vegas stage
broadway theater
or three-ring circus

the lame were made to walk
the blind were made to see

he uttered magic words to the hopeless and frustrated
and they were soon racing up and down the aisles

those well past their three-score-and-ten
with tears in their wrinkled eyes
began to jump out of their seats higher than julius erving
speaking in a language that i had never heard before

just before the conclusion
the master of ceremonies would survey the scene before him
and if it pleased
would say
after wiping with one sweeping motion
perspiration from his forehead


the one word that would make the people disappear
until the next show

amen...

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mlowe5 says:

Vivid ironic nostalgic imaging of "Broadwaying" religious truths. Soon, we'll be experiencing "Black Friday Xman" as if "IT" was all an Algebraic practice to the solution of the values of "Black", "Good Friday", and "X"! Great capture, Newpanther. A well-canvased write. "You shall know the TRUTH and the TRUTH shall set you free." Peace and Love.
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mlowe5 says:

P.S.: "Xman" ="Xmas"= massive merchandizing earnings! Yet, there are so many free ways of giving the gifts of Peace and Love.

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