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278 · Jan 2018
Smile
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Share a smile with someone today
It could change their outlook and make them happy
Even if it’s just for a minute, a hour or the whole day...
277 · Jan 2019
Upside down sun and moon
Ashly Kocher Jan 2019
Every morning the sun
                                  S
                              E
                         S
                     I
               R
Every night the sun
                                   S
                               T
                         E
                   S
Every night the moon is
                                        T
                                     H
                                G
                            I
                      R
                 B
Every morning the moon takes
                                                  T
                                               H
                                          G
                                       I
                                   L
                               F
Rise and
                 L
            L
      A
F
Is the part of
                     E
                 F
            I
       L
Sun and moon are our
                                  S
                               R
                           O
                       H
                   C
               N
           A
To swing us up high catching
                                             G
                                          N
                                        I
                                    L
                                L
                           A
                      F
                                       S
                                R
                         A
                T
        S
In the night
                    Y
                          K
                                S
277 · Jul 2018
Can you feel the Magic
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
Can you feel
The magic
Soaring through the air
Can you feel
The magic
Around you everywhere
Can you feel
The magic
Whipping through your hair

Can you feel
The magic
Lighting up the sky
Can you feel
The magic
Through your eyes
Can you feel
The magic
With your one and only guy
Can you feel
The magic
With a big surprise
Can you feel
The magic
Right before your eyes

Do
You
Feel
The
Magic?

Always and everyday
In every way
There’s magic happening
When you say
“I love you always and everyday”
277 · Jul 2019
Wings
Ashly Kocher Jul 2019
Will you be there to catch me when I fall?


It’s ok, I have my emergency wings to help me take flight after all....
276 · Dec 2019
A Dream...
Ashly Kocher Dec 2019
A dream that seems so realistic but at last it is just a dream that simply fades away tugging at your heartstrings everyday but getting some comfort knowing they are all ok, just from one dream, that slowly fades away...
276 · May 2022
Ocean Eyes
Ashly Kocher May 2022
Eyes are like to ocean blue
Crashing like the waves, crying a few
Tears of happiness
Tears of joy
Tears a of sadness
Furthermore
Every emotion different at a certain time or place
No two ocean waves are the same…
275 · 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
275 · Aug 5
A Moment
Ashly Kocher Aug 5
Before we miss another sunrise
Before we loose the stars in our eyes
Take a moment of still time
You Never know the hidden treasures you may find
Lost in the translation of one’s own mind
275 · Mar 2021
My Journey
Ashly Kocher Mar 2021
Trying to tell
Myself
I am ok,
This is just my journey....

Journey
To heal,
To learn,
To live,
To love....

This is my own journey....
275 · Sep 2018
Homeless
Ashly Kocher Sep 2018
A homeless man, I always see
Sitting on a bench in front of a church by me
Every morning driving to work
He sits there and I wonder what he’s thinking about...
Today, on my way to work, another man joined him
Not sure if he was also homeless or not
As I was driving past this is what I saw...
Two men, sitting together, at least one homeless
The one guy put his hand on the other guys shoulder...
Since I’m not sure what words were exchanged this is what it looked like...
“It’s ok buddy, all will be ok, I am here for you in whatever you need”
A calming feeling and a tearjerker even though I couldn’t hear what was said...
This Is what the beautiful picture that was painted while we drove past.
Whatever words were said or even not said brought tears to my eyes
Comforting moment between two grown men as we drove by
Never once saw this guy beg or ask for money
Keeps to himself and makes the best of his days...
May we all find comfort, even in the less fortunate
And may be pray for healing for all those in need...
One simple touch, word or phrase can change a persons outlook and complete their day...
274 · May 2018
Today’s Challenge
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Today’s challenge....

Say something nice to someone, anyone...
    No hate
         Just love
              Make a difference
                              In the world....
Make a change
     Breakaway from the mold of society
             Be the cause to brighten up someone’s day
          To all of you reading this....
You are all beautiful and smart
You are all unique with art
Following your heart
Be who you want to be
Our time here in the physical world
Should be spent being loved and happy
274 · Jan 2018
2018
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
As it gets closer to midnight
The clock winds down
Another year to be found
Kiss the one you love
Hold them tight
The start of a new year
Is in sight
A time to change
Have a blank slate
Cheer to 2018
Being amazingly great!
Happy New Year. One hour and counting!
274 · Dec 2018
HUMAN
Ashly Kocher Dec 2018
Don’t forget we are
                ALL
H
U
M
A
N

We ALL have
F
E
E
L
I
N
G
S

We
All
H
U
R
T

And
B
L
E
E
D
The same

We are ALL
                     HUMAN

In every single way...
274 · Mar 2021
Beautifully Broken
Ashly Kocher Mar 2021
My story may be broken
But my broken pieces of my story
Make me stronger then the broken pieces that never existed before...
273 · Nov 2017
Silence
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
You have so many words to say
Yet you always just walk away
In the darkness of silence
People have so much to y’all about yet when you confront them they just clam up look away and walk away.
273 · 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...
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
272 · May 2019
Infinitely Resigned
Ashly Kocher May 2019
How many hero's/heroines
sacrificed and left too die
all the pain and suffering
who and what can qualify?

Stumbling over the distractions ahead
Craving for more, salivating to be fed
Improper desire for lust and love
Just as free as a flying white dove

We'll move past the bodies
abdications, cedes, and waives
saving, craving, all sensations
just trying to be
brave

But for not to be seen
Covered in red
From the human remains
The lost
The hero’s
The blood
Of the dead

Things that were
and were not
said

Still hearing the silent screams
The nightmares, the sweats
The constant reminder
The flashbacks


No way to forget, it seems
the scars the blood, and everything
like cracks and the unsealed seams
reality of, Avenger teams
Collaboration done with Temporal Fugue. Pleasure collaborating with you my friend
272 · 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
272 · Nov 2017
Shedding Layers
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
From they day were born
To the present moment
We all shed layers of skin
Layers of
Hurt
             Fear
Happiness
          Sadness
Love
           Worry
Doubt
                   Pain
Uncertainty
             Positivity
Anger
          Insecurity
Dreams

Shedding our layers throughout the years
Seem to be hard at time as we also shed tears
This is called being
            HUMAN
It helps us grow into a better You
Filling your dreams
           And
Always staying true
271 · Feb 2024
Healing
Ashly Kocher Feb 2024
Healing is hard
When you feel alone
Yet, surrounded by love
Silence overgrown
Fading into the background
Darkness overtaking fast
But, one simple smile
May help change that feeling
Finally, at last…
270 · Feb 2019
Difference of Opinions
Ashly Kocher Feb 2019
In difference of opinions
Can open each other’s eyes
Connect you on a different level
What you will learn
Can take you by surprise
Open your heart
Listen with your ears
Different opinions
Lessens your fears
Even if your just scratching the surface
While your connecting with me
Diffence of opinions
Understanding is key
270 · 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
270 · Feb 2022
Bad Gateway
Ashly Kocher Feb 2022
This bad gateway is a portal to hell
I just want to read, and write
I got stories to tell
Try to refresh and the portal appears
Bad gateway you need to disappear!
270 · Jan 2021
Good old Times
Ashly Kocher Jan 2021
Don’t refer to things as
“The good old times”
Refer to them as memories
“That you hold for a lifetime”
269 · Dec 2019
Live
Ashly Kocher Dec 2019
Don’t just live in the moment but live for the moments that have yet to come
269 · May 2018
A day in the life of me
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Wake up
Go to the bathroom
Have a cigarette
Feed the fish
Say good morning to my husband
Get coffee
Sit on the couch
Watch tv
Have a cigarette
Go to the bathroom
Get ready for work
Work
    Work
       Work
         Work
           Work
              Work
Repeat for 12-14 hours

Come home
Shower
Sit down for an hour
Feed fish
Cuddle with my cats
Get ready for bed
Sleep
  Sleep
     Sleep
       Sleep
Wake up 5 hours later
Repeat cycle over again....

            My life.....
269 · Sep 2021
Afraid
Ashly Kocher Sep 2021
Afraid is ok, but not doing something because your afraid, won’t allow you to grow within yourself as a person…


Sometimes you need change.
Sometimes you need a different atmosphere. Sometimes you need to let go.
Sometimes you need to move on.

Being afraid doesn’t mean you can’t do it
It means that your human instincts are telling you, ITS OK, and change is on the way…
269 · Sep 2018
Acceptance
Ashly Kocher Sep 2018
You can’t get acceptance from others  
Before you fully accept yourself...
Embracing your flaws (we all have them)
Loving yourself
Truly embodying who your meant to be
Accepting things at face value
Being true to yourself
Accepting who you are

Then others will accept you, for YOU...
269 · 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
269 · 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
269 · Nov 2021
Light and Darkness
Ashly Kocher Nov 2021
Light goes to darkness
Darkness goes to light
Ever changing moments
Are always within sight
Never say never
Even when the light is dim
Be your own light that shines
The passion is always within
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
Empty chair
Empty wine glass
Emptiness in my heart
Photographs for memories
Broken hearts, missing you
A poem, a writing, a song, a cardinal, a butterfly, a penny, a dream....
All these things remind me of you
A strong and hard working man you were
I have the same traits, as I live for you
I hope I am making you proud in all I do
I talk to you everyday
          Do you even hear me?
In my heart, I know you do!
Even though you are no longer here
Believe me, it’s been a hard almost 4 years
Another day we celebrate YOU
For on this Father’s Day
I send my love to heaven for you
Broken memories will never fade away
I wish I had more time, wish you would have stayed
Unfortunately you were sick and there was nothing left to do
So I told you to close your eyes, relax and just let go
It was he hardest thing I ever had to do
But I am thankful I have many years, so today it’s all about you

An empty chair
An empty wine glass
An emptiness in my heart
Photographs for memories
Broken hearts, missing you...
        
         Happy Father’s Day Papa Bear
269 · 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...
268 · Jun 2019
Make it Happen!
Ashly Kocher Jun 2019
You want change
(Make it happen)

You want love
(Let love in)

You want happiness
(Go out and find it)

You want to learn
(Go on an adventure)

Don’t wait for
Change
Love
Happiness
Or to learn something
Come to you...
Go out and find it!

MAKE IT HAPPEN!
268 · Feb 2019
Power in your Hands
Ashly Kocher Feb 2019
For the power lies within your hands
Do with it as you please
Place your hands upon their neck
Or maybe
Hold their hands and help them out
It’s your choice
Your choice only
Just remember, whichever you choose
The consequences will follow behind
Always two ( or more) options
But think before you do
Good choice
Bad choice
Wrong choice
Right choice
Just always think before you do
268 · Oct 2018
Captured Children
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
Playing in the front yard
As happy as can be
When their snatched away from their family
Held captive against their will
So many emotions, don’t know what to feel
Oh so young, innocent ones
Sold for money, no more fun
Amber alerts going off one by one
These scenes are alarming, daughters and sons
Being put through the ringer, will this ever be done?
Poor children being captured from having a life of fun...
I wrote this kind of as a continuance of the last poem I posted...
267 · Mar 2018
Take a moment....
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
Take a moment
Step outside of your body
As though your are your own ghost
Look at yourself
Do you like what you see?
Is this really the person you want to be?

What if we all could revert outside of ourselves
Seeing how people really view you

Would you be
Happy
Sad
Surprised
Shocked
Angry
Or
Perfectly happy with who you are

Look deeper within yourself and then maybe people will see the real you...

Instead of a ghostly creature that lurks around
Day by day
Added on to a prom I wrote awhile back....
267 · Feb 2022
Distant Memories
Ashly Kocher Feb 2022
Unrealistically
What is happening to me
Thinking of the distant memories
Ways heavy on my heart
267 · 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!
267 · Jan 2018
Gloomy Day
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Its time to say goodbye
Goodbye to yesterday
Hello to today
I’ll see you tomorrow
Always look for the bright spot on this gloomy day...
267 · Jul 2022
Silent Encore
Ashly Kocher Jul 2022
Getting lost in the silent conversations inside your head
Only, to you, they are just invisible, not silent by any means
Getting louder and louder like a drum solo waiting to end
But then the encore starts right back up again
267 · 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...
267 · Feb 2024
Ready
Ashly Kocher Feb 2024
Lost
Unbalanced
Wandering in the dark
Blinded by the future
Nowhere to turn
Out of body experience
Scrambled vision in my mind
Lost connection
No sense of time
Freezing emotions
No tears left to cry
Negative energy
Crossing the line
Look for the change
I’m ready to take flight…
267 · Apr 2019
Distraction
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
Trying to find a distraction from this crazy day......


....then I look up and saw you and all my frustrations went away.....
266 · Dec 2018
Rmvng vwls
Ashly Kocher Dec 2018
Y wr brn wth prps
Whts yr prps
Whts yr rsn
Wht hv y dn
Why r y hr
Vry thng hppns fr rsn
Yr prps, yr lf
Yr hps, yr drms
B hppy, b yrslf
266 · Apr 2019
Tears from Heaven
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
The rain begins to fall
Like tears from heaven from y’all
Who left us behind
I’m so not fine
I cannot tell a lie
I do still cry
From time to time
Missing you by my side
But then I feel the drops from the sky
Knowing you do still cry
From time to time
Missing me by your side
266 · 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.
266 · Sep 2018
One Kiss
Ashly Kocher Sep 2018
One kiss
10 years ago today
A Ferris wheel paved the way
The smell of car exhaust in the air
You looked into my eyes, I was scared as hell
You took a chance, a leap of faith
Everything happens for a reason
Even in mysterious ways

One kiss
10 years ago today
I couldn’t be happier now
I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way...
10 years ago today, my now husband kissed me for the first time as we were best friends. He took a chance and it was the best thing that could have ever happened.
265 · Apr 2018
Deep breath
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Galavanting through the day

Rolling our eyes along the way

Walk away to compose yourself

Take a deep breath in and out

At the end of the day

Go home relax and pray

For a better day

Then the one today

For my hardships I have

Are nothing compared to others

At least Im here

To see another day...
Be happy for your still
Here today... days will be rough but you’ll get through it someway
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