words by Tony©

A sign appears lighting up the village green,

A strange sight is there,

It looks so weird,

A huge marquee from nowhere has appeared.

Inviting one and all to come and see

Roll up, roll up, roll up,

The wizened barker calls

Can you face the real truth contained within these walls

Our hall of mirrors is like no other you have seen

Step inside and live your dreams.

The crowd start to gather asking what is going on,

One dollar down, one dollar down, form a queue,

Can you handle what is in store for you,

Step right up who's going to be first,

What in your mind scares you the worst,

A voice speaks up from the middle of the crowd,

I'll do it old man, one dollar ain't much

An I'm not that proud.

There's nothing in there but mirrors smoke and light,

That old carney trying to instill some fright.

I ain't afraid of nothing you can do or say,

So old man, here's my dollar, lets be on our way.

So my young friend, you think your not so green,

There's nothin' in that tent that ain't what it seems

Be careful they say, pride goes before the fall,

I ask you on more time, before you all,

Is this truly what you want, there's no turning back once you've gone inside,

Think twice before you take this ride.

Here's my dollar old man, why don't you take it,

Are you trying to heighten the fear or just fake it.

I've got nothin' to hide lets just step inside

An see what I'll find on the other side.

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