to write a speech

To write a speech 

is to watch a blank page vanish 

under black marks that signify 

thoughts taking shape, 

thoughts that must ebb and flow 

in the easy cadence of speech,

harnessing the power of three

so ideas breeze through the audience, 

with cascading words that take hold 

of the imagination,

connect to the world they know 

to bridge to one they don't,

with a touch of sass, but never crass.

Strike that, add this, shift it to the end, 

call upon an idiom but give it a twist 

so it stays fresh.

Say it once, then say it again,

ask a question

that has only one answer, yours.

Anticipate what the other will say

Then swoop in with swagger

To win the day

Let your eyes widen,

hands slash the air,

whisper first then boom,

but only speak 

of what you know to be true

and the audience is yours!  

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