Next Endeavor Poem by James Darwin Smith II

Stayed too strong
When times needed to be weakened
Built ladders way up high upon the skies
Wishing to meet the stars someday
Not realizing then I was too afraid of heights



Dreamt of flying high
Though the fear kept my reality down
Anxiety, The curse
Wish it never existed
Always overbearing and too persistent
Why is it so reliable?



Slowly, climbing upward
Within this mind of mine
Striving for the star's blessing
As the fresh air cleanses this existence
Trying to loosen up this soul, uncomfortable within



Emptiness, Silence all around
A new beginning of endless possibilities
Something needed to be seized
If I yell
Will someone finally hear me?
Never looking past anything?



Doubt is a poltergeist
Never to be conjured
Yet, when doubted too many times
It becomes deeply embedded in one's spirit



Though, behold, a self-cleansing taking place
An oasis of energy forming into an epiphany
Giving strength, so much strength
But will I waste it all away?
Perhaps, indeed not this time!



On the outside a barren desert
Nothing to see, something to pass on by
Yet, within
Inner thoughts of oceanic waterfall imprints
In a hollow shell of worlds
Imagination fully amplified



Who will open me up?
Perhaps someone braver than me
An image of an imaged self
The brainchild to a new beginning in need



Need to release this clutch
Of holding onto nothing but false dignity
Working on such a better longevity
Does anything understand me?



I give my all
Too late to withdrawal
Is it too late?
Can I be something someone believes in?
Never passing judgement
Of whom they label me being



Up to the sky I can start smiling
Staying strong
Climbing high
Destroying every self-burden
Residing within



Staying strong
Not afraid of weak moments ahead
The prophecy I instil inside my head
As I count each and all of my own blessings



Who will open me up?
Perhaps we can end up being brave together



There is a whole world out there
A universe if you will
Such a waste if we never explore it



Onto the next endeavor?