The Art of Temptation...

PAD Challenge day 12: For today’s prompt, take the phrase “The Art of (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem

Thought presents a small suggestion

Just a whim, ever-so-slight

Then it softens shock with logic

That would justify one bite

Thoughts defends with good intention

To soothe Guilt with Reason’s ruse

Where This Master of Invention

Hones the old art of Excuse

Then, before Conscience can triumph

Over evil’s well-dressed vice

Thought entices with nice visions

That will blind us to the price

Preying on Want’s thirst for pleasure

Thought twists truth, ever-so-slight

As its tests the best-laid logic

With the promise of delight

© Janet Martin