A Writer Is Born

The Hallway of Glass

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Ode To Life

How dare you laugh at my victory

Do you know what you've done

Dont you dare mock my insanity

When she's the one holding the gun

I thought I could trust your kindness

I thought I believed in you

But this mirror looks poisonous

It's getting harder to see through

Please just stop for a second

Stop beating me down

My soul is completely spent

Just take a look around

Blink the hatred out of your eyes

And look what I've become

This is where my sorrow lies

But can you see the shining sun

Can you find the moon light

Or the burning stars

Do you have a place to watch the daylight

Or a golden spot thats ours

Can u hear the sweet birds chirping

Or the crickets when it becomes dusk

The choir has stopped singing

The world has completely hushed

I feel like I don't know where I'm going

And the room is full of quick sand

I can't handle the stones your throwing

I can't catch them on command

I've never been good at this game

But at least I was lined up to try

The rotations all feel the same

And the stones have become dry

A.D. Small

September 4, 2025

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Old Poetry

You remind me of an old poem, that I wrote long ago

I really didn't know where it was going, but with time the words began to grow

The words caught light and refracted a melody

And became bent as they grew

Who knew I'd be speaking about you and me

And slowly a tangled web came into view

I picked up all the fragments, and pasted the words upon this page

what a huge development, when the world is your stage

With growth it became beautiful inspiring even the weakest of poets

It gradually slopes into the inevitable

Upon this blurry paper is where it sits

You are the muse to my ideology

The hope that grows inside my soul

A link that I thought has broken me

And taken more than it's toll

But through these pages your face comes into view

Something I wasn't really expecting to find

And with enough ink this story grew

And captured my spirit and mind

A.D. Small

January 30, 2024

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Peacekeeper

Dark Anubian princess

Daughter of the Nile

You ran from the process

Before you could be led down the isle

You was chosen for this role

To be the peacekeeper of the universe

To take the title as a whole

Chosen to endure this curse

Why do you hide from destiny

Why do you run from yourself

On the point of insanity

You run from your own wealth

You throw down your own crown

And turn away from your own alter

You run from your own town

Each step is steady you never falter

With the quickness of a serpents tongue

You would throw all of it away

Just to breathe with your own lung

Inside of a hole you would rather stay

Instead of becoming this fate

You would rather run

Before the clock strikes too late

And your holding a shaking gun

If you stay you could do great things

You could become stronger inside

So flap your obsidian wings

And let all the anger subside

Embrace the cleansing rain

Become one with who you are

To trust outside of the pain

And rise up like a shining star

You don't have to hold onto the pain

You can let all of that go

Wash it all off in this rain

And like a butterfly you can grow

A.D. Small

February 21, 2022

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Pit Stop

There once was a boy from Iowa

Who drove a 87' Corolla

He ran out of gas

At long last

He took a sip of his Cola

A.D. Small

July 5, 2022

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Pocket

If I had one single pocket

I would turn this key to unlock it

I would cram in a rocket

And fly away from the world's shit

If I could shove all of my feelings inside

I would fill it full and wide

It would burst like a rip tide

And flow out from every side

I would push all of the world's hate over the edge

I would throw it off of a ledge

Stand over it and take a pledge

Then grow another hedge

I would let the moon shine over me

Dance in the glow freely

Laugh like I can't see

Then kiss you slowly

I would give this pocket to you

So you can make something new

Maybe you can build something true

And put it back on me with super glue

I trust you with my soul

You could make this thing whole

Building with you is my goal

But this pocket takes its toll

A.D. Small

July 13, 2022

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Rainstorm

If I could sing a melody

What song would you like to hear

Would it come for me

And flow into your ear

Watch the oceans rejoice

As the lyrics flow out

Would they have a choice

If the voices scream and shout

Would the Earth begin to crumble

Under our feet

Would my body tremble

AS your voice becomes sweet

Would I dance in this rain

As I sing this song

Thunder makes me insane

As you dance along

You are my love, my fighter, my everything

Sometimes I forget to tell you

But as I begin to sing

The love shines through

I'm sorry for being ugly

That's not fair

I'm sorry for causing insanity

And making you rip out what's left of your hair

I hope you can forgive me

For everything that I've done

You make me so happy

You've helped me see the sun

I will try to treat you better

Even on my darkest days

No matter the weather

I love you in so many ways

A.D. Small

June 6, 2023

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Reality

When the boom

Hits the moon

At the top of the room

Than you obviously assume

That you can take

More than you can consume

A.D. Small

January 25, 2019

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