Alienation

City Castaways
Dedicated to: All Street Kids for Christ!
By Richard David Briggs

...

I see her eyes blanked out
Through the dictation of fear
Only these orbs of light are...

one day God
got mad at me
and said
We are going to put
all your Poetry

...

You lie your head
on the hardened pillow.
Your bright eyes dimmed
from heavy...

I am underwater
I do not demand anything of life
I am bathing
In my scent of lavender...

As I sit here conflicted without a plan to return
To what is mine what little I've earned
I...

death sweet death nothing left but a murmering mistress
As God as my whitness she has defiled my...

Hey Dad can We stay?

of course you can Kids!

But Mummy said No?

i will ask the...

​​​​​​the feeble mind
does not understand
the damage caused
they cannot undo
...

As I stare out the window
​​​​​​where do the thoughts go?
I'm just staring blankely...

I'm alone
My thoughts keep me company
Sometimes they are fleeting
Not always lucid...

Soon I will see my children,
Christmas once a week.

Soon their voice will be heard,
...

The smiles on their faces.


A shine in his dark pupils.


Passerby screams and nothing could...

Do you have a screw loose or two in your head?
Why do you leave your trash all over that bed?...

On the edge
Lost at sea
Can't make a dream
Reality
Wish there was a waterfall...

The more you tighten your grip....
the more they will slip through your fingers....

It...