Book excerpt: Invocation: prayer for the lost dream To the person Who could have been a parson + To the actorlive wire Who wanted to be a cab-driva Or who went wild Over Lady Godiva I am speaking pal Of your lost dream gal The one that always Comes close (near Miss) Of Poets & Poemsonly a notion Of masterpieces muff-ed On bad association, Dreams postponed from Unwanted situations Charity cases without End: Lord grant me my true worth My karma mend.