SHELL GAME

Funny how
the more we think

we've got it
figured out,

the less we expect
the next

day—hour—
minute

to grift
our rube souls

with a wink
and a smile.

See now: how even 

the light—

which we're pretty sure
is permanent—

is not
without guile—

pretending

as it does

to always stand
still.