Proteus
(Greek Shape-shifting God)
Pols must be kin
to Proteus...
they make words
shift their shape.
They do it, oh, so
artfully
it leaves your
mouth agape.
You challenge them
on something
that you know isn’t
right.
They then beguile,
and with a smile,
will morph your
facts to look off-white.
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