Things Fixed And Moveable Poem by Patti Masterman

This one weird trick you never knew:
How telling the truth doesn't make you beloved.

Everyone was shocked when she pulled up her dress.
There was nothing beneath it; just a shell.

The trap-door malfunctioned during his performance,
and the magician was forced to remain himself for the duration of the show.

This man thought he'd made a big mistake
Till she showed him the letter
Had been written to someone in another dimension.
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No one knew her secret, how each day
She jumped off the bridge and then reappeared again,
The next day. Then some intrepid people sold tickets.
But it became too much like work, so she just stayed dead.