I See The World Differently Poem by James Darwin Smith II

I see the world differently
And it makes me feel all alone


Even if I was in a crowd
What would it matter?
On a plane all by myself


Upon this life
Some think it is lower than theirs
Into the ways strive to live
But who are they to judge?
When they are really judging themselves


These visions are not the normal way to see
So perhaps this soul is alien
From another dimension
As I search within myself
Wondering which one it may be


No sadness. Well it comes and goes, I confess
At times I express myself in mystery
Only to be solved wrongly
By those too far ahead in conclusion
As their eyes falsely see upon their own disillusion


I see the beauty in many things
The spirit for which they are formed
Into deepest regions of each intent
Guiding onward to warmth and compassion
As an undisputed whole
Of whom they truly are


No matter how something or someone looks
I try digging deeply to seize their soul
Feel the things they may feel with compassion
Giving them a safe haven within this heart
So they can let everything within out
Into the opening of who they truly are
As they share their modest truest of form


Upon this earnest abode
I always strive to make
Others feel right at home
Protect who needs protection
Even if it drains energy right out of me


To live the way that I do
Is not as easy as one would believe
There is some shame I do admit
But I try to be the enlightened
In the darkness of those stuck in retreat
I may not say all the right things
But they do not have much an agenda
Never will I take advantage of someone and lie
It may be hard to believe in this day and age
but for me it holds very true


I see the world differently
And it makes me feel alone


But I would rather be alone
Than to act like someone I am not
Never fallowing crowds
To the next easy appeasement
Through falsehoods that makes nobody feel free


Look within me
At least if you are going to judge me
Truly know me first
That is all I ask of you


I see the world differently
And it makes me feel alone


Why would I even think this way?
To this day I have no clue