An Epiphany All Within, Me Poem by James Darwin Smith II

Such a stranger amongst dreams
Wishing they become fulfilled
Eyes so heavy
Wishing slumber would come its way
In the decay of night
Where sleep laughs in betrayal

Never good enough for slumber
Or what comes through closed eyes
Coming always unexpected
Earliness pulverised

Normalcy becomes lunacy
Love so craven in such delusional minds
Taunting such insecurity
Souls smiling while crying inside

Such a proprietor amongst dreams
All of mine, only mine
Eyes floating ever so lightly
Embracing slumber's presence
In the embrace of night
Where sleep laughs with such great joy

A personal epiphany arrives
Seeing such beauty in this nocturnal delight
Nothing will ever stop me from dreaming
As I take the highest of all of my flights

Body still
Spirit takes off
Towards a dimension of personal love
Where this self feels good enough

Spirit back
The sun it shines
Awaken for self-success
Inside my own personal sublime


Why should I cry lonely tears?
It is me and only me who suffers the most
I have myself to love
No more begging to share my worth

Looking into the future
So much blur as these eyes can see
Still, I believe in true love
So be it if at the moment it does not believe in me

Never under love's control
As long as I dream in a love that is truly free

Living life
The best that I can
Such a stranger I am to the conformity of love
Yet, Here I am as happy as can be

In myself, I believe in me
In myself, I am truly free

This is an epiphany
All within, Me