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275 · May 2018
Expect Disappointment
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Having expectations.....
......meeting disappointment
274 · Nov 2017
Making Music
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Take your spot
On top of me
Let’s dive into a world of fantasy
Making music between the sheets
Whimsical and beautiful
As two lovers meet
Whisper I love you in my ear
Saying it quietly for just us to hear
Blissful and beautiful as making love
Taking is slow as a flying dove
Being so close with you in me
Forever in love we both with be
274 · Jan 2018
Flatline
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Beauty lies within ourselves
The way your life lessons will make your heart beat
Is the pulse that keeps you alive and going
Once you stop believing your beautiful
Then, only then, will you flatline.......
274 · Jul 2021
Unique
Ashly Kocher Jul 2021
I may be a fixer upper but I’m a unique being, with a beautiful soul, my beauty shines from within, that’s where my uniqueness becomes beautiful…
273 · Jun 2017
Our love ❤️
Ashly Kocher Jun 2017
My love

Your love

Our love

Together

Perfection
273 · Feb 2018
Accept Me
Ashly Kocher Feb 2018
Accept me

For me

Or just walk away

Gingerly
If you don’t accept me... juat let me be me...
272 · Dec 2018
Getaway
Ashly Kocher Dec 2018
A mini getaway for me and the hubs
Just the two of us sharing our love
Together
Just
Us
Going away for two days just the two of us. Nothing fancy just celebrating Christmas a little early.
272 · Jul 2021
Mental Health
Ashly Kocher Jul 2021
“You often hide behind your smile and laughter to cover up your feelings and emotions to please others…”
Coming from a gymnastics background for many years, it’s more then just a physical sport, it’s more mental then anything. I applaud her for recognizing that something is wrong, and looking out for herself as well as her teammates. She could have completely hurt herself in the long run and also the team for even having a chance to place in the Olympics!  It’s hard to put yourself in someone’s else’s shoes, especially someone of that caliber, but sometimes you just break, even at the olympics. Mental illness is something you can’t just “deal” with. Simone, is brave and such an amazing young woman.
Ashly Kocher Sep 2018
September 10, 2001.....
Everything was normal when we all went to bed
Woke up in the morning doing our daily routines
Shower
Breakfast
Kids to school
Walk the dogs
Feed the cats
Commute to work
Never fearing the worse could possibly happen....
We all know, and will never forget, where we were when the news hit
I, myself, was home sick from school, waking up not understanding what was happening....
NYC was hit tragically, millions in danger, from around the world
Many people commuting from many neighboring states
Talking to their loved ones along the way
Never realizing that would be the last time when they said “I love you” and “goodbye”
Everyone held their breath when the first plane hit, thinking it was a freak accident
A few moments later, another plane hits the other tower
It had felt like time stopped and everything was frozen
Debris and smoke filled the air, silent screams of confusion and fear were felt as if we all were there
People running to save their lives, others froze who were shocked and surprised
Emergency crews risked their lives, to help wounded people and others in the line
So many hopeless people lost hope, they fought hard but didn’t survive
September 11, 2001 we all will never forget everyone who lost their lives
Never seeing it coming, as two planes collide
Into the Twin Towers in NYC taking so many precious lives....
271 · Feb 2018
Bury It...
Ashly Kocher Feb 2018
Write down on a piece of paper
All of your
Doubts
Fears
Insecurities
Troubles
Lack of confidence
Times of sadness

Put them into a glass jar
Bury it into the ground
Water it daily
Watch it flourish into a beautiful tree

When the time is right
It will shed its leaves
Leaving all your notes
To fall to the ground

Thus shedding the burden of what you carry with you everyday
Releasing the weight you have upon your shoulders
Making it easier to breath and move forward in your life
Continuing to grow and flourish for many years to come
271 · Mar 2018
500th Write!
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
500th write
Since I joined this site
In less then a year
I’m full of excite(ment)
To connect with people all over the world
Through our different ways of writing
It’s been such a joy
I really can’t believe how far I’ve come
Here’s to 500 more....
There’s a lot of work to be done

I thank you all from the bottom of my heart
For all the critiques and love
I look forward to connected with more!
Wow. Can’t believe in less then a year I’ve weitten 500 poems for this site. I’m overjoyed for all the love.
270 · May 2019
Vulnerable
Ashly Kocher May 2019
Being vulnerable
    Can
       Feel
         Like
Overdosing on
         Drugs
270 · Jul 2017
Forever ❤
Ashly Kocher Jul 2017
I love you more then words can say
It is possible to love someone more with each passing day?
You make me feel so beautiful inside and out
Being with you never has given me doubt
I love you always and forever since day one
You are my soulmate and I look forward to many years to come...
270 · Oct 2018
Melts in your mouth
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
I’m like liquid air that melts in your mouth
No idea where this came from but makes you think a little...
270 · Apr 2018
Battle wounds
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Sowing up my heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That others ripped to shreds
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Using black thread
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Showing my battle wounds  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
270 · Nov 2021
Deeper Love
Ashly Kocher Nov 2021
Love is deep
Deeper then the ocean floor
Where creatures roam, looking for more
But how much more could you look for
When love is as deep as the ocean floor
Constantly flowing like the blood pumping to your heart
Feeling alive and powerful all from the inside
270 · May 2018
Falling and Failing
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Falling down
          Failing
                 Is hard to swallow
Pick yourself back up
          Dust yourself off
                 Try again
For those who fall or fail at sometime
Whether once or multiple times
Grow stronger and become more appreciative of life
Never be scared to try or do anything
Even if it takes a lifetime to achieve
269 · Jan 2022
Suddenly, Dream
Ashly Kocher Jan 2022
Suddenly I’m transported into a garden full of beautiful, vibrant colors surrounding me. The aromas of the flowers, plants and wildlife encase my nose, tickling my senses. I’m walking, which feels like slow motion, scanning the garden and taking in the beauty of nature. I stumble upon a water fountain off the beaten path, there’s a bench, so of course I take a minute to sit and relax. Trying to figure out where I am and why I’m here, with no one around but I’m calm not scared. I feel the energy of someone appear like it’s rising from the fountain waters causing me to break out in tears.
I suddenly realize why I’m here….
268 · Jul 2019
Timeless Picture
Ashly Kocher Jul 2019
A picture in my memories popped up today from nine years ago...
A family gathering at our house to incorporate my and my husbands families together as one....
The picture may not seem like much, but to me it speaks in a thousands words since you have left us almost a month ago...
A picture is timeless and can speak volumes..
Wish I could share the photo with you all.
267 · Nov 2018
Wings on Fire
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
My wings are on fire
Trying to constantly fly
But I won’t give up
I will not cry
My wings are hidden
A little secret of mine
I will not give up to the darkness
I will continue to fly
Raindrop will fall
Slowly putting out the flames
It’s just a hurdle I compete with
Each and everyday
267 · Oct 2018
80s and 90s
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
A glancing pass
A childish dare
When I was a child
We got the timeout chair

We played outside
Til the street lights come on
If we were allowed
We would have played until dawn

Riding bikes
Playing games (outside)
Nowadays children won’t know how it was
That’s just a shame

Not all, but most kids
Glued to the video games
Television and iPads
No socialization to be had

Growing up when I did
Taught me to be grateful
For what my parents did (for me and my family)

Taught to be humble, strong and kind
Treat everyone with respect
To all of mankind

Taught us to work for the things we wanted
Work hard but also play hard
Was something they instilled in me all the time

Sometimes social media can be a twisted place
It sometimes feel like it’s a waste

Go outside
Catch some fireflies
Look at the stars
In the night sky

Hang with friends
Playing hide and seek
Mother may I and
Kickball, was definitely one to beat

If the children of today
Could go back to our times of how we played
They wouldn’t know how to act
Since a video game was blocking their way

So many things have evolved
Keeping up with the times is great
But social media has somewhat ruined it all....
267 · Nov 2017
Be...
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Be humble

Be kind

Rewind...

Repeat...
267 · Sep 2017
Is This Normal?
Ashly Kocher Sep 2017
Is it normal to feel anger or to be upset when seeing others pregnant or having children?
Knowing that it hasn't happened for us gives me anxiety
Why do I feel this way?
Can I make it stop?
I'm happy for everyone but suddenly feel stress when it's on social media or in real life.
Why can't I be blessed to carry a child?
Why can't we have a family?
Is this normal?
Will I ever be happy?
I just want to scream and cry
I love my life
I love my husband
But why can't we be blessed?
Am I wrong for feeling this way?
Anxiety through the roof..
It's been over 7 years we have been married and nothing has happened. I feel major Anxiety and sadness seeing other pregnant through social media, tv and in real life.  This may not exactly be a poem but it's what I'm feeling on a regular basis.
266 · Oct 2017
What’s Happening?
Ashly Kocher Oct 2017
What is happening to our world?
Mass destruction
Natural disasters
Unpredictable acts of terror
Is anywhere safe anymore?
Can we all not live in fear?
Are we all wrapped up in the bubble of our own city within we live?
Could something happened in our “safe living”
Fear is living the unknown to our own destiny
Unfortunately everything happens for a reason
We may not knowingly make the right decisions
Or know otherwise of the prediction of our future
Make the best of the days ahead because you never know when tragic will strike at your feet..
With the terror that has happened in Las Vegas and all the other tragedies in the past couple weeks.... it’s sad to see what’s going on in the world.  Praying for everyone around the world.
265 · Dec 2017
Storylines
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
Using your words
Expressing your feelings
Searching for the meaning of life
Unraveling the mystery
Through ones own eyes
Surprising how you look at the whole picture
Will bring attention to detail
Sharing ones own storylines to their lives
265 · Nov 2017
Nightmare
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
There once was a guy
Who was not right in the head
All he thought was “how do I get girls in my bed”
   Lure
       Drug
          ******
              Comfort
Which way will work, I don’t care, I need them
Entrap the girls ******* on my bed
Giving them what I think they want
My big throbbing head
Fulfilling my needs and fantasy’s
My unconsciousness will be the death of me
As they toss, turn and scream to stop
Only fuels my engine to remain on top

My imagination running wild
Paraphrasing this problematic disease within myself
As I take advantage of girls who have no clue what I’m about
Is this me or my disease ruining the lives of so many girls in between
I will finish with her and let her go
After she gives me one quick blow
Getting off one last time
Smiling as she’s ******* it
One inch at a time

This is now the end for me and my wild, crazy fantasy’s
I’ve been caught in my worst nightmare yet
Living my life in constant
   Pain
      Fear
          And
             Regret
265 · Nov 2018
Encouragement
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
Hey...



Hey you....


Yeah you reading this.....


You are loved
You are amazing
You are beautiful
You are worthy
You are blessed


Your welcome
Hope you have an amazing day!

Love,
A friend
265 · Aug 2018
Tess my Dear
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
You have a purpose here
You have life
Even when you don’t feel it
Think about it twice
Your meant to be here
To struggle and to fear
But in the end my dear
Your purpose is meant to be here

You may not fully understand
What is going on in your life
Feeling useless and hurt
No meaning of life
Those words in your head and in your heart
Are a constant battle putting up a fight
A continuous struggle of a tug and war
Showing your scars, girl there’s so much more

You are loved
Even when you don’t feel
Someone is out there trying to help you heal
I may not know you but I’m always here
To be the listening ear and support you my dear....
Tess this one is for you. Stay strong.
265 · Apr 2017
Grounded
Ashly Kocher Apr 2017
Open my eyes
Put my feet on the ground
Stand outside not hearing a sound
The smell of rain tickles my nose
As the sun peaks out of the clouds as it arose
I stand here in silence reflecting on life
Only to feel a presence by my side
I can only hope that it was my dad
Making me feel grounded and telling me "today is your day, don't be sad"
Sad that I'm not here with you anymore
Always remember your my "baby girl"
264 · Nov 2018
Crumbling world
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
Just look around
And you will see
How the world is crumbling
Right beneath our feet
Make a change
Stand up for you
Write down what you feel
It’s the right thing to do
Change won’t happen
Over night
But it’s the little things
That will make this world right
...............Again........
263 · Jul 2018
Shadow Dancing in my Dreams
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
Girl you drive me wild
Shadow dancing in my dreams
Your silky, sleek silhouette
Drives me insane
You only come, when I need you the most
Girl, your a showstopper, I don’t mean to boast
There’s something mysterious and intriguing about you
Oh the things you do to me
Without making a sound
Just your presence is astonishing, warm and fun
I feel like I’ve been hit with a stun gun
Fire runs through my veins
When you appear shadow dancing in my mind and in my dreams....
263 · May 2019
Just because...
Ashly Kocher May 2019
Just because you can’t always see the sun and the moon up in the sky
Doesn’t mean it’s not there,  because so am I
I may not be physical anymore but believe me I’m here more then you know
Just because you can’t see me
Just because you can’t hear me
Just because you can’t hug me
Doesn’t mean I can’t see, hear or hug you
Look for the signs I send from Heaven
You’ll know it’s me
I am sending them directly to you
I’m always listening and watching over you
Never forget that and always remember
“I love you”
262 · Apr 2018
One word lines
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
dripping
    wet
      from
        head
            to
              toe
                     glistening
                            like
                         the
                sparkle
                in
        your
crystal
        blue
            eyes
                 love
                   everlasting
                           like
                              the
                     flowers
                  we
      continue
    to
      grow
       shimmering
                in
                    the
                        sunlight
                                    like
                                          diamonds
                                                          catching
                                                       the
                                             waves
                                          in
                                     my
                             drink
Tried something different. Pretty cool I think. Let me know what y’all think!
262 · Aug 2017
Stumble and Fall
Ashly Kocher Aug 2017
Slip your feet into my shoes
You may stumble and fall
Practice makes perfection
You will rise above it all
262 · Jul 2019
Knife in your back...
Ashly Kocher Jul 2019
Many slander words spoken to me
Knives in my back
Pain dripping down
Shade thrown at me
Yet I’m the one
Attempting to help someone
Do you really think that would slow me down
Beat up and knock me to the ground
NO!
I will be the one to help you
Even if you only have one knife in your back
I’ll support you
I’ll help you
I’ll be there for you
If you can’t help at least one person
No one will be able to help you in return
Let that settle in for a moment...
I’ll wait...
262 · Jul 2022
Building a Foundation
Ashly Kocher Jul 2022
We handcraft our love  with emotion, hard work and existence

Building a foundation or sacred space

Sometimes cracks appear or the foundation starts to crumble

Picking up the fragmented pieces like a scattered puzzle yet to be finished

Even though it takes time and perseverance, you always manage to rise up

Building your space stronger then you ever could imagine

One step at a time…
261 · Apr 3
Whispering Nature
Ashly Kocher Apr 3
Past the horizon in the distance, the only sight to be seen, the whispering of nature’s light glistening on the water from the sunbeams…
261 · Dec 2017
Wishes
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
Magical pixie dust
Thrown into the air
Thinking happy thoughts
Dancing around without a care

Open your eyes to the imaginary world
To the gates of your own fantasy
Can you see the magic surrounding you
Shining bright for all to see

The skies illuminating with many colors
Sounds of happiness fill the streets
Feeling like a child and being goofy as can be

Making memories one picture at a time
Anxiously awaiting for tomorrow rise and shine
Restarting the magic and memories one wish at a time...
260 · Jan 2018
Happily Ever After
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
I feel the magic
I feel the dream
I feel the electricity
Between you and me
Everything falls into place
When we let things just happen
Being with you makes our
Happily ever after
260 · Feb 2019
Addi Girl. (Repost)
Ashly Kocher Feb 2019
Dear Lord,
Lay your healing hands
Upon this little girl
Ease her pain
Take it all away
Make her comfortable
Heal her soul
Let’s this little girl
Rise above it all
So much more
Life to explore
Dear Lord, please heal
This precious, wonderful, beautiful and amazing
Little precious, Addi Girl..
I’m reposting this because this girl is in very bad condition. Please send love and prayers to her. I do not personally know her or or family but have followed her journey.
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Creating your own happiness
     Setting your mind
        Focusing on your goals
Sometimes may crash and burn
              Setting a fire in your heart
Making in manifest into something much more
Then you could have ever imagined
    Stay strong
       Stay humble
           Stay YOU
Your goals, hopes and dreams
Are never impossible
If you just create your own happiness and    BELIEVE
260 · Jul 2017
Sexual situation
Ashly Kocher Jul 2017
Hold my hand
Grab my thigh
Boy you turn me on
Making the butterflies fly
Grab my hair
Whisper in my ear
Kissing my neck
Dripping all over you my dear
260 · Aug 2018
Surrounding Beauty
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
With all the beauty of everything around you
Stop for one second and soak it all in
Sometimes we forget to embrace our surroundings
Enjoying the little things in life...
260 · Aug 2018
Brick Wall
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
Alas, I have stumbled upon a brick wall...
Will this stop me or will I fall?
Just scratching the surface with my bare hands
Small pieces crumbling upon where I stand
I will not give up, for this is my fate
Pushing through the pain, until it breaks
Sometimes you can’t go through a brick wall
Maybe climb up and over, just don’t fall
For if you fall, brush yourself off, stand tall
For each mistake will make you grow...

Alas, I have stumbled upon a brick wall
Will this stop me or will I fall?
I will conquer this brick wall
Slow and steady, I will rise above it all...
260 · Nov 2017
Daylight Savings Time
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
All snuggled in my bed
Open my eyes and turn my head
The clock read 6:30 am
Up and at em they say
Ready to start my day
Failing to realize
That wasn’t the time at all
The clock was wrong from what I saw
Daylight Savings Time is here again
I’m an hour ahead to start my plans
Who thought an hour could mess up tor head
For now I wish I was still snuggled up
Warm in my bed
258 · Mar 2018
Questions about Writing...
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
Do you understand me through what I write?
Do I confuse you or not make sense?
Do you think I can write at all?
Do I express myself well?

All these questions go through my head
When my fingers type and form these words
I try my best, raw and unedited

Creative, imaginative, real feelings
Unscrambling from all the crevasses from my brain

Real or fiction
Words become stories
Touching someone’s life
In a positive way

That’s what makes me a writer
Uniquely, in my own way...
(I hope)
Sosmtomes I feel I’m not good enough but when you take a step back and look at your work, it doesn’t matter what you write... of it comes from the heart and touches one persons life, the. You have done your job.
258 · Mar 2021
Trust
Ashly Kocher Mar 2021
Trust in yourself, your gut will always know, whichever way the wind will blow, don’t discourage, stand tall and brave, one day soon, it will become your day of fulfillment.
258 · Jul 2018
Connection
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
There’s something about you
I don’t know what it is
Our connection is real (I feel)
Hope to collaborate with you and make a new friend, in the end....

I am a down to earth girl
Emotions are real
Our connection seems to be powerful
Let’s say and do what we feel
258 · Mar 2019
Fallen Angel Now
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
Your car sits vacant across the street
I get the chills every time I see
The dozens of roses laying on your car
Thank you for remembering me...
Like the roses, I died too
I know it was way too soon
I lived as long as I could
But God needed me more
It’s ok, I’m ok, I’m good
Now that I’m gone, everyone can hear me
Loud and clear just like I hoped you would...
Take it from me, I wasn’t well
I slipped, I’ve fallen, I’m a flying angel now...
Wrote this for my neighbor who took her life. Her car is still parked across the street with roses on it in remembrance of her from her boyfriend and family.
257 · May 2018
A Story of Good....
Ashly Kocher May 2018
The other day I posted “Today’s Challenge “
Be the cause to brighten someone’s day...
Little did I know I would be the cause to shed light for someone that day...

A couple came to my restaurant to enjoy some lunch
But to our surprise it was more then just a meal
We all got to talking, it was their first time here
Their son was in ICU at the hospital down the street
Immediately we recognized who they were taking about
Their son and his fiancé were in a motorcycle accident
Unfortunately, she did not survive
He was flown to the hospital, he was more then just broken inside

His parents told us that all he wanted after his 4th surgery so far
That all he wanted was a burger from Red Robin but it was too far
So we decided we would make one for him here
As close to the burger he wanted from Red Robin

I said to our waitress  
“I would like to pay for their meal”
She responded “I would like to as well”
So my husband, the waitress and I
Chipped in together and pay for their entire meal

When Kim (the waitress) had gone out to their table and told them they were good to go
In such disbelief the woman said “that’s not necessary, no”
We insisted we would pay for them, it’s the least we could do
They couple broke down crying and were so grateful to us ( more then we knew)

The next day, the woman came back to get another burger for his son
She explained to us that he absolutely loved his food
Saying “it was the best **** burger he has ever had”
Even though it’s not on our menu
We made it for you
We have now dubbed it the “Jason Burger” just for you!

Even though it wasn’t much
We felt we did good
Bringing light to someone’s day
Even if it was in a little way
          

         Challenge accepted
             Challenge accomplished

Please keep Jason and his family in your prayers
His body is literally broken and so is his heart
When I wrote that challenge that morning
I didn’t know my closest friends and I would the ones to find light in a dark place and bring joy to their hearts
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