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Autumn Leaves
volume 7 number 6
Autumn Leaves volume 7 number 6 |
Light-footed is the dance of persuasion
It
tiptoes around all the loose ends
Its suspicious moves try to convince
At
the same time the truth is what bends.
Persuasion is a tool we use often
To
swerve someone's thinking around
To enlist another's attention
That our
way of thinking is sound.
A mysterious dance, done in the dark
With
rules we make up as we go
The master illusionist uses it well
And
convinces us in whatever we know.
Oh, the gentle art of persuasion
It never
boasts as a lie
It's a talent, a gift, to convince you
To believe without
questioning why
Allow me to gently persuade you
To read
every word that I write
That the others all suffer delusions
While my
word alone is what's right!
