From The Soul Of This Spirit Guiding You Home Poem by James Darwin Smith II

Through the shrapnel do you see me?
The façade in front of my face
Distracting with everything and all
In a day's work of reckless assurance



Such a mess in front
Trying to force me into the back
Hiding any truth amongst my dignity
Playing delusion's advocate
Trying to sweep me away



But that will not work you see
Too stubborn for that
This guile sharpens its proverbial knife
Going to take a stab at a brand new rebirthing life



What is there to fear?
I shall partake in walking with bare feet
Piercing through this foot this fallen shrapnel
The heartbreaks of past enduring
This path hurts so much, But hey it is all for you



I am here not to impress
Only to motivate your heart's to its strongest course
Riding into the any problems encountered
Take this hand and let's get ready to fly



So many other vicious lies
But have you caught me at any time?
I have something called a conscious
It is something I will never deny



I may not look the part
But there are many true stories written within
I may not be the upper echelon of what is desired
But my soul is much deeper than you will ever know



They try to hold me back
Doing their best to impress
Dressing in their own deceit
Disguising their overcompensation as confidence



I am not like them
Nor will I ever pretend
I will always be standing aside
Awaiting the mess to subside



You are a beautiful warrior
More powerful than you will ever know
Nothing will ever make you lose control
Trust me; I will never let you down



Many have tried to break this spirit
Even if they never knew they did so
But here I am for you
With my hand reaching out
More than it has ever reached before



And if I fall
I will throw you to safety
With every ounce of being that I have
Why am I going through all of this?
Because I truly believe in you



They can try making me invisible
Shrug me off as much as they can
Even if I am lonely, I am still here
Nothing will ever mute me again



Through this all
If I am thrown back into the shrapnel
Will you come for me and pick me up?
So we can throw each other together
To a better footing where all will be smooth from there on in



I see you when others are blind
Do you see me?



I have always been with you in spirit
It is my presence
The one who walking right by your side



I am your spirit guide in the flesh
Even if you cannot see me
I will always be right by your side



In spirits I am here, I am so alive!

Have you felt my presence yet?



All I am is your spirit guide in the flesh
My nomadic soul it travels everywhere just for you



Do you feel this soul of this sprit's guiding?
Always doing its best to make you feel right at home



You are never alone!


They try to hold me back
But I will never leave you alone!



Will you help me set everything right?


From this soul I am spirit that will guide you all the way home