beyond the ban

this is the point at which all magic fades

into the normal business of work

so we experience life as dullish trades

 

when it should be a matter of parades

of dances driving dervishes berserk

this is the point at which all magic fades

 

while happy years turn into long decades

as old men look on with satisfied smirk

so we experience life as dullish trades

 

each of us finds out no long tirades

can sway the messenger or raise the murk

this is the point at which all magic fades

 

a force that is impervious to blades

within which some yet greater force may lurk

so we experience life as dullish trades

 

between the weight of light and heft of shades

we are afraid although we may not shirk

this is the point at which all magic fades

so we experience life as dullish trades