The Leader

There once was a confident leader,

He read the sacred scripts to his people,

They listened to his words,

They were true followers and believers.

They themselves could not read,

But the soaked in every word.

He spoke for their god after all,

They trusted him to take the lead.

He lead them to war, he led them to peace,

But one day, his heart came to rest.

He left his people behind,

Leaving only a book they couldn’t read.

They finally opened the book, wanting to see,

The words that ruled their lives.

But that’s when they discovered,

The pages, were empty.