In crowded halls, my echoes sing, I'm where empty stomachs find filling. My other meaning's quite unlike the first: Take a hike with me and quench your thirst.

I’m not silver nor gold, yet I gleam with pride. A mix of two metals, side by side. I mark third on podiums high, In statues and medals, I never lie.

With size I can vary, but I’m best described as small. I’m a part of every glass, But born only when it falls. A chip or a flake that comes from a break. Swap its last with an E to show others good grace. Its So HARD not to share it with y’all.

I bind without hands and guide without eyes. I can save a life or end a lie. I’m trusted by sailors, feared by the neck, Loose I am useless, tight I am wreck. Name me.

I may seem real although I’m fake. You cannot have me while awake.