Wasted

Youth wasted
On the young
Wisdom wasted
On the old
What I'd give
For some help
Someone here to
Share the load

Wasted
A forgotten man
Forlorn in this
Wretched land
Wasted
What a shame
A lost soul
Down the drain

Thrown away
In the trash
People hate me
Bound to clash
Down and out
On my own
She's not here
I sleep alone

Wasted
A forgotten man
Forlorn in this
Wretched land
Wasted
What a shame
A lost soul
Down the drain

Alienated
Isolated
Disregarded
Alone and jaded

Wasted
A forgotten man
Forlorn in this
Wretched land
Wasted
What a shame
A lost soul
Down the drain

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Awesome Jim!  Outstanding!

Flows like Rich Honey.  This was a pleasure to read.

Thanks, Jody!

Hi Jim, I feel your pain.
Great write but very short & stark lines. I would change it a bit & vary it slightly. Here are a few ideas, but of course it depends on the melody etc. 
Alan

Youth wasted, On the young
Wisdom wasted, On the old
What I'd give For some help
Someone here to share the load

A forgotten man
Forlorn in this wretched land
Feel the pain for this lost soul
Do you even know my name
I tasted love before
A casualty, now cast free
I’m wasted by this war

Thrown away In the trash
People hate me bound to clash
Down and out On my own
She's not here I sleep alone

A forgotten man
Forlorn in this wretched land
Feel the pain for this lost soul
Can you even say my name
I tasted love before
A casualty, now cast free
I’m wasted by this war.

Alienated
Isolated
Disregarded
Alone and jaded

A forgotten man
Forlorn in this wretched land
Feel the pain for this lost soul
Can you even say my name
I tasted love before
A casualty, now cast free
I’m wasted by this war.