ashley

ashley Nov 2013

I wished

I wished on
eyelashes
clovers
dandelions
and threw pennies
in wells
all so I'd have
the chance to
get to know you.
I felt that if I
wished for something
greater than that,
it would not come true.

For now I will wait.
I will wait for us to
officially meet, to
bump into each other
and apologize
and hopefully say
a lot more.

(a.l.m.)

ashley Nov 2013

Her

Last night I thought
of you in my arms --
not him, you

I hate the way you
make me feel guilty
about loving you,

but I love the boost
of energy I get when
you suddenly appear

Is it bad to say
I want you?
I can't sleep at night.
My arms are empty
and my heart aches
for you

Please be mine

(a.l.m.)

ashley Jun 2013

****** Summer

you expect summer
to be full of
extravagant
adventures
you'll never forget
but instead
of tanning
at the beach,
getting away,
or hanging out
with your friends
24/7,
you're sitting at
home wasting
your life away
while the sun
continues to shine,
people continue
to laugh,
and flowers
continue to
grow

(alm)

I don't really post that many poems on here now. They're all mostly on my Instagram poetry account. If you wanna follow it, it's @amwrites.

ashley Jun 2013

cigarette butts and *****

your lips
taste like
cigarettes
and alcohol,
with just a hint
of loneliness

i can tell
that your
heart is hurting,
and i can't help
but want to
swarm to your aid
and bandage
your fractured
ribs back
together

so kiss me
one more time;
breathe me in,
steal my soul,
take some of
my happiness
away
and into
your blackened
lungs

(alm)

ashley Jun 2013

Missing You

there is no feeling
stronger than that
of missing someone
it feels as if
the whole earth
is cracking and shifting
beneath your feet,
like all the stars
in the universe
have died out,
like all the rain
that falls
on the planet
is aimed directly
at you

i am craving
the stars
the rain
solid ground,
so baby please
come back
and make me
whole again

(alm)

ashley Jun 2013

Running Away

i have saved up
millions of
silver coins
and filled them
in a jar;
a jar that is
now overflowing
with hopes
and dreams
of breaking free
from this
hellish place.

now all i need
is for you
to join me.

(alm)

ashley Jun 2013

the black rose

my blood-shot eyes
send salty waves
rushing down my
newly-reddened cheeks.
they are enough
to fill my entire
body with
something other
than emptiness.
but somehow,
this is much worse;
a feeling of
never-ending dread
and ravishing sorrow.
the flowers you have
planted in the
emptiest parts of me
are now wilting,
each individual petal
falling endlessly
to the ground,
only to burn
and turn into ash
once again.

(alm)