In a book of empty chapters br full of verse with missing lines br changing suffering for worship br in a song that never rhymes br giving meaning to the pages br that reply with shades of light br from beginning through the ages br you thought words would give you sight br br Mirrors flatter your existence br values no one else has shared br you believed you were a partner br in the industry you shared br visions gained but now forgotten br kept in pockets where you keep br all the other treasures valued br with the words you'll never speak br br Hope is something that you'll deal with br as you gather up the dust br with opinions that you sweep into br a bucket full of rust br feelings clamber on your shoulders br like the jacket that you wear br and display in front of millions br representing what you share br br Teachers lie at your insistance br as you hold on to the gun br praising all your empty pages br and the things you never done br every word just like the last one br in a never ending sale br of compliance from the masses br in the book without a tale.br br Charles M.