This is the secret <br />from long long ago <br />that's never been written <br />and never been told <br />a tale of the living <br />that's kept by the dead <br />these are the words <br />that have never been said <br /> <br />This is the story <br />that you musn't tell <br />by those who know nothing <br />forever to dwell <br />always kept hidden <br />and never revealed <br />in trust that is given <br />through lips that are sealed <br /> <br />This is the message <br />delivered in faith <br />vowed not repeated <br />in anger or haste <br />for once in the open <br />would make others weep <br />this is the sentence <br />you must never speak <br /> <br />This is the silence <br />that's passed on to you <br />with love it is given <br />though you always knew <br />from the beginning <br />deep down in your soul <br />that life wasn't quite <br />what appearances showed.<br /><br />Charles M. Moore<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/secret-27/
