disappeared

he was good at table
magic.
cards and thimbles. dice.
slight of hands.
hats and rabbits.
handkerchiefs
and canes, boxes
with false bottoms.
but then he went too far
and made himself
disappear.
we haven't seen him
in years.
someone said that he
had life insurance,
but
his wife's not talking.
she's waiting it out.
he tried to saw
her in half once.
took forever for the wound
to heal.