Wronged Ghost

Lonely soul

Lurking by the gate

Stalking shadow in the crowded streets

No one seems to notice you

Hungry and desperate

You wait and wait

For some sign

Without ever knowing

What is on the other side

Living dead

Outcast

Helpless

Day by day

Anonymous spirit

Waiting with infinite patience

Truth drives you blindly forward

That keeps you from falling over the edge

What is it like to be physically alive

And to be so socially dead

Kindred spirit

I know you

I can tell

Who you are

By the look in your eye

I have seen it in forsaken dogs

Caged animals

Lost children

And desperate men

I find it often in the mirror

Though I can do little for you

But lend you a hopeless, empty ear

And a helpless hand

I know you

Alone

I have walked in your shoes

And I feel your plight