The Becoming

Retrospect

Sometimes I think of my life in retrospect

I examine it as if it was an insect

I rewind it as if it were a movie

Then I press play at the edge of insanity

I guide my eyes to see all that I can

I hit slow motion with my own two hands

I walk through the hallways of my own my mind

Then I think of everyone that gets left behind

I turn the corner in the corridor

I stare down at the polished white floor

And I think to myself where am I going

My mind is like a movie that’s worth showing

This must be someone elses' life

Or is it someone elses' wife

Or is this dagger someone elses' knife

Why are the people in this hallway so full of strife

These are the questions that get stuck in the brain

Like trying to hop on a moving train

Or trying to jump off of a very tall bridge

Just to see yourself at the bottom of the ridge

To close your eyes and feel the air while you’re falling

To hear your own insanity calling

To rip open your own box of madness

To pause the exact moment we kiss

To play this moment over and over in my head

To hear all the I love you’s that you’ve said

To replay every single time we’ve hugged

Just to inhale your spirit like a drug

To think of all the good times that we’ve had

To be able to pause the memory of my Dad

Just to see all of the shining faces turn sad

When they watched the last film he had

He would be proud of my life’s story

He was a military man with a lot of glory

He sometimes watches these shows with me

And in my heart he knows I'm happy

He wants me to continue this legacy with you

To bust open a chapter that’s new

To continue this movie we are making

To go on every adventure that’s worth taking

Because one day we will be walking through them doors

And we will leave behind the empty floors

We will say goodbye to all the faces

As we walk on to better places

And at the end of the hallway you will be waiting for me

You will hold the door open so gracefully

with that silly smile on your face

We will move forward into a new space

A.D. Small

June 16, 2022

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Prompt: Inside this mahogany box.

The Box

Carved out of exquisite detail

A simply crafted design

Carefully made with each nail

Its definitely one of a kind

Embossed with delicate ivory

Stained by the purest oil

An honest to God discovery

That causes your blood to boil

Each edge made out of pride

Cut from the strongest mahogany

What may lie inside

Depends on you and me

The carved wood holds so much love

As you graze the lid with your hand

Like a gift from above

You begin to understand

This is where your dreams go

When they have nowhere else to run

This is where the roses grow

When there is no more sun

This is where time slowly moves

Like raindrops down a steel roof

The liquid slides down each groove

A pitter-patter of honest proof

This is how clocks are made

When there’s no more time

Like all the plans that were laid

At the beginning of each rhyme

This box contains forces that are beyond us all

Forces that we can’t comprehend

Like reaching the bottom of a long fall

Or hopping across the rivers bend

Each moment etched upon its wood

For tired eyes to see

All to be labeled as holy and good

Brought here for you and me

If you want to open this box

Please use a wise hand

To open up all the locks

And pour out the golden sand

You will understand the meaning of life

And all its splendid glory

Because even the sharpest of knives

Can become dull and boring

So with time you too can grow

Like the roses in the field

And all through the valley below

Use them like a shield

To finally understand the truth

Is to understand life itself

To finally have all the proof

Is to restore your own health

A.D. Small

March 16, 2022

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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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Prompt: The fierce nature of a woman!

She’s Royalty

Dark of night and pure as day

Embodied by light in every way

Bat winged eyes and oval lips

Sashay to the rhythm of sensual hips

The coldest fires of Earth

Can be found within since birth

Bringing darkest times to the table

Or proudest glories when your able

The fiercest nature that’s walked these grounds

A typhoon of stability without bounds

No shackles or chains can ever hold her tight

Laughing at danger or screaming at the night

Love and hatred as pure as oil

A fine tuned machine down to the last coil

A nest of butterflies beat from deep within

Deep rooted love can make a snowman grin

Wrapped up in the finest of lace

Shes a wrecking ball inside any place

Hard work binds her soul together

To make a snowman grin in any weather

To make the saddest of hearts sing

To make even a marionette pull down the string

You show the kindest person so much truth

You speak no lies and only spill out proof

You throw rocks at the tallest of trees

Or gently hum along to the bees

With night of ember you radiate strength

For the people you love you’d go to any length

You rise up with the smell of roses at your feet

Even on your worst days your voice is sweet

You are the guardian of your keep

Your lullaby's sing everyone to sleep

Your strong hands hold the galaxy

You become so much when you want it to be

The ocean moves along to your beat

You strongly walk down any street

You are fierce and strong and wise

You can calm down the strongest of cries

Use your fierce heart to make things change

Call out to the night if things get strange

Use your nature to rise above

Because the heart of a woman is full of so much love

We hear that fire burning inside of you

Now go do what you came to do

A.D. Small

March 18, 2022

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Who You Are

You shake it up, you break it down

You rearrange it, and this is what you found

Pieces of memories all scrambled together

Weaving in and out of each other forever

Being braided into life's tapestry

Creating a mixture of devine chemistry

A concoction as old as life itself

A swirl of passionate dreams and wealth

Explore the positive side of your soul

Walk slowly towards each goal

There's no rush in finding who you are

So lets take a chance and raise the bar

You can always dream big and take a swim

But the truth is to start from within

The answers will all come to light

just remember to treat yourself right

A.D. Small

February 8, 2022

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