Castaways

There are castaways
People lost in the cold
People without a place
To go and wondering
Where their next meal
Is going to come from
There are people who
Are lost in their hearts
And in their heads
Stuck in an inner 
Darkness that threatens
To consume their 
Soul in hatred 
And anger
There are people
Who are cast aside
Who are left out
Of society and 
Ostracized on
A regular basis
Who can't fight
For themselves
And so they
Inevitably 
Get left in 
The cracks 
Of life not 
Belonging 
Any place
Feeling like
They are lost
In the cold
With no way
Out in sight
We could all
Use a life raft
That life saver
That helps us
Float back to
Life and put
Our feet on
Solid ground
Helping us float
Through the hard
Parts and saving 
Us when we really
Need it the most
We must be willing
To be that life raft 
Or that life saver for
Other people in the 
World who are the
Castaways with 
No land or hope
In sight just stuck
In a never ending
Rolling sea that
Threatens to drown
Them with each 
Passing moment
If we can all extend
Ourselves and be that
Life raft and that
Life preserver for
Someone else
I think you will
Be surprised just
How much life
Will throw you
'Those little lift rafts
In return when you 
Need it the most

Reviews

[Bound In Red]

Beautiful. You are a very wise poet. Don't ever stop writing and seeing how wonderful life is.

[Ahmad Cox]

I really appreciate that.

[Bound In Red]

Your very welcome.

[Bramptonian]

Well written. I've come to realize that I am a jaded person. The colloquial saying, "no good deed go unpunished" is always on my mind whenever I'm asked to do something for someone else. It is my truth that the people who you help in their time of need will not be there for you. I was determined to live on an island by myself until a friend told me that I should equate it with karma. If you want to receive good karma from the universe always give seeking nothing in return. Your poem reminded me of that. Job well done.

[Ahmad Cox]

I am glad

[william keepers]

"What you give so shall you receive" good message!

[Kyle Sky]

Beautiful poem. Poetry created to inspire and invoke a message always are , no doubt, respected. This poem had a strong theme and idea. Great piece

[Sugar Plum ♥]

in your poems there is always found compassion, love and need to help others! I love that, dear ahmad! The message you create in them is so powerful for everyone to hear. it`s the bsaic law of humanity and pure love of God. never leave eachother, try to be helpful and heal, if u have the wish and willing, u`ll be surprised how strong you can be and how many souls u can help! and help is mostly spiritual and to put a hope in ur heart. thank u for this lovely poem!
nour~ (08.12.12/ 8.46 pm)

[Ahmad Cox]

Thank you. Your beautiful comments truly touch my heart.

[luviva]

i always love your poems. they are humanly and seeking for equality.
loved this one yet again!!
great write
thanxx fro sharing.

[Mary]

there are all kinds of castaways, - the poverty stricken, the stricken with poverty of the soul, the outcasts of society. And we all have the ability to change that- it lies within.

[Ahmad Cox]

I am glad you understood the deeper meaning :)