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252 · Nov 2017
Trust Yourself
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Trust comes from within yourself
      Change your outlook on your life
           Scope out the positive from the world around you
           Everyday is a new beginning of the journey ahead...
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
Once upon a time....

We all have struggles
Holding on to the last strand of the rope
Holding onto something by our fingertips
Holding on by the skin of our teeth
At our wits end...

We all my look perfectly fine and happy all the time...
Often the people who are hurting the most are the ones who cover it up with a smile
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Be that one person in someone’s life
               To help them
Guide them
              Support them
Love them

Even when times are rough for you
Having someone by your side opens up endless possibilities to be shared together...

A broken smile can be beautiful if you just accept yourself and push through the daily struggles we ALL go through...
252 · Apr 2019
Dream
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
It’s starts with a dream....
...ends in reality...
252 · Aug 2018
Hit a brick Wall...
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
I feel like I’ve hit a brick wall
None of my work has been trending at all
Should I reevaluate and take a step back
Get my head back in game and on the right track

Maybe my work isn’t that good
Should I stop writing and try something else instead
Am I just being paranoid or is my work just dead

Maybe some time off will help me grow
Tell what you think and let me know...
Let me know your thoughts!
250 · Sep 2021
Grow
Ashly Kocher Sep 2021
You don’t change yourself
You grow into the person
Your meant to become
250 · Mar 2019
Fear
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
The fear in us
Apprehends the loss
We have not yet had
250 · Oct 2018
What if?
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
What if.....

We’ve never met....
Never made these memories....

But what if...
We were best friends...
Made a ton of memories....

But you forget...

Sincerely,
Me..... your old best friend....
250 · Oct 2018
Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
I’m sorry but you said you have anxiety/ panic attacks?
That’s not a real thing...
....Your making it up....

If not being able to:
catch your breath
Feel like your going to jump out of your skin
Sweating uncontrollably
Want to crawl in a hole
Hide from everything and everyone
Can’t control yourself
Cry for no reason
Hot and cold
Freaking out...

If that’s not a real thing...
..... then I don’t know what else is....
For everyone who has this.... it is something real. #panicattacks
#anxiety
250 · Dec 2018
Hey, hey you
Ashly Kocher Dec 2018
Hey.....

Hey you....

Reading this....

You are loved and worthy

Always remember that!

Sincerely,

A friend. :)
250 · Jul 2017
Majestic canvas
Ashly Kocher Jul 2017
The majestic colors of the sky
Ever changing before our eyes
It's Gods canvas he hand paints for all to see
If you look hard and just believe
There is a hidden message for you and me
Our loved ones are watching over us
Thank you for the amazing work of creation of the castle of heaven for our loved ones to be...
249 · Jul 2017
Noise
Ashly Kocher Jul 2017
The thoughts in my head are bleeding out of my ears
I wonder if anyone knows what I've been thinking all these years
Sometime the noise is so loud I forget it's actually reality I am hearing
Where is the off button to shut out the world from all the ruckus that swirls around my head
Is it real?
Is it fantasy?
Word, feelings, images bouncing around trying to find a way to escape
For now I will keep it all inside of me
Until I figure out a way to stop the noise, turn the volume down and release the mysterious things that I have been through in my existence....
249 · Feb 2021
Past, Present, Future
Ashly Kocher Feb 2021
The past is in the past for a reason
The present is paving the way
The future is where your heading
Just take every step
Day by day
You’ll get there eventually
If you keep your head up and pray...
248 · Jun 2018
We All......
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
We all grow up
We all grow apart
We all fight
We all sometimes make up
We all have families
We all work hard
We all have different lives
We all still love
We all have hurt
We all cried
We all argued
We all have grown up
Families grow apart
Families still love
Sometimes big families aren’t the best
When we all grow apart overtime.....
248 · Apr 2018
Comparison of Life
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Playing in puddles
Not so deep
Having fun
Beating the heat
There’s one puddle
That out of the blue
Stops you dead
In your tracks
Electrifying you
Stinging you
Like a jellyfish
Don’t see it coming
This wasn’t pure bliss
This is life
You  just never know
Which puddles
Are poisoned
Sending shock waves
Directly at your heart
Like a shark bite
Leaving it’s mark
Of the battle wombs
We all encounter
Leaving us with scars
And our stories to tell...
Tried something different to show how life works and the troubles we all face with relaying it with real life situations somewhat.
248 · Oct 2018
Airport of Life
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
Life is like a busy airport
           Friends come and go
Life has delays or cancellations
          You leave your baggage behind
                ALWAYS
Sit and wait for a fantasy destination
                
                     In the end
You will SOAR high in the sky
                Even if it wasn’t in the expected flight of passage...
247 · May 2019
Abuse
Ashly Kocher May 2019
I created love
In my heart
You ripped it out
Threw it on the ground
Stomp on it
Splatter my blood
Said I wasn’t good enough
We’re done

Abuse...
247 · Jul 2019
Glimmer of Light
Ashly Kocher Jul 2019
I stand and stare at the sky
As the clouds are passing by
A glimmer of light caught my eye
I knew it was you in the still of the night
Sky
247 · Jun 2018
No Hate
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
The other day
I stood inside
Watching a classroom of children
Walking to the park
I took notice to two little girls
Holding each others hands
That’s not surprising since they were crossing the street
But what I noticed was much more then that of holding hands
The little girls not more the age 7 or 8
One was white and the other was of color
We all can take note
We are born to love each other
Have no Hate
Love is love
Even from a young age
We can all learn from these little girls...
We are born to see everyone the same and have NO HATE...
247 · Nov 2019
Unspoken
Ashly Kocher Nov 2019
The words of the unspoken
Speaks louder in volume
Better to leave things unsaid
Knowing in the end
You’ll be heard at last
247 · Jan 2021
Self Reflection
Ashly Kocher Jan 2021
Self reflection is a hug written within the words of your unwavering hearts emotions
247 · Jul 2024
Broken Pieces
Ashly Kocher Jul 2024
She picks up the broken pieces, scattered all around at her feet
The failures
The hurt
The pain
The deceit
Collecting them one by one overtime
Slowly building another mountain to climb
Piece by piece
Layer by layer
Collecting those fragmented bits of the past
Only to build something stronger than the last
You will still feel hurt
You may still fail
Pain will always be there
But if you rebuild what was once crumbling down
You will, once again, walk upon solid ground
246 · Jan 2019
Sunrise, Sunset
Ashly Kocher Jan 2019
Let your dreams guide you, like the rising and setting of the sun in the distance
Ashly Kocher May 2018
A little over 1 month since my 500th write
I’ve written another 100 poems
This is crazy and out of sight
How does my mind work, you ask?
I can’t explain
I gather a word or thought and let my brainwaves make a change
It’s usually on the spot, raw and unedited
Sometimes doesn’t make sense or does it?
My mind works in mysterious ways
Sometimes I surprise myself some days
I hope you enjoy my writings I create
I have now over 600 poems to date...
246 · Dec 2021
Seen or Unseen
Ashly Kocher Dec 2021
Walking in water
No footprints left behind
Walking in sand
Footprints appear
Yet when the waves come crashing in they disappear
Either way, seen or unseen, your path is still clear
Following your hearts desire will let your journey to have no fear, in what lies ahead…
246 · Apr 2019
Fighting Cancer
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
Fighting this fight
You think your alone
Treatment after treatment
It’s getting old
Tired of fighting
Just want to give up
Getting two steps ahead
But then being pushed back
Jumping hurdles, being pushed to my limits
Contemplating my options, counting the minutes
Even at my worst, I still push through
Having my family and friends support, I couldn’t ask for a better crew
My name is Stephanie, I am battling breast cancer, but I wanted to say thank you
To everyone near and far helping me fight this fight
Sending your love, thoughts and prayers
I will win and conquer this with all my might...
Wrote this for a friend who is battling breast cancer. Please say an extra prayer for her... thank you.
245 · Jun 2018
Breaking down my layers
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
Looking at me
In pure silence
Speaking volumes without words
As you filter through
Each and every layer of my insides
Breaking them down
To find the true me
Breaking the silence saying...
“Remember who you are (meant to be)”
245 · Dec 2017
Sassy rip
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
Close your eyes and sleep tight
We love you with all our might
This is not goodbye, this is see you again
Your legacy will shine, even though your story has come to an end
She has change the way people live their lives
Seeing the good in people through your young eyes
Jillian has gained her angel wings but we will never forget
This little sassy girl who has changed us yet
The end of her story here on earth may have ended
But her story has so much more left to be written
May you be at peace and soar high above the clouds
Shining your infectious smile and giggles from heaven down
Don’t worry about us
We’ll be ok
In Jillian memory we all shall pray....
A little 5 year old girl has lost her battle with cancer. She was a beautiful and sassy little girl. This poem does no justice to what she has done the past year to change the world.
245 · Sep 2019
Conquer
Ashly Kocher Sep 2019
Concrete faces
Stone cold hands
Chain linked hearts
Solid quick sand
245 · Jul 2018
Naked Girl in my Mind
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
A dark shadow
Dancing naked in my mind
A silhouette of a girl
So beautiful and divine
Come closer to me
Let me take a look and see
While you tease me with your **** body
What is this feeling your doing to me?
I think I like it
It’s turning me on
Oh the things the possibilities
As your shadow is taunting me
Please don’t stop
Dancing naked in my mind
Girl, your are so perfect and divine
As you dance for me
Your all mine....
245 · Jan 2019
Drops of Tears
Ashly Kocher Jan 2019
Catching drops of tears in my hands
Missing you, Dad, but still living the best life that I can
A tear falls down my cheek onto my shirt
I looked down and it’s in the shape of a heart
Showing me love from far away
I love you and miss you each and every single day....
244 · Nov 2017
Holidays
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
The holidays are in full swing
    Music
       Baking
          Shopping
Are about to begin
   Be kind to one another
            Pay it forward
   It’s about the little things we do
         That speak volumes of joy
244 · Jan 2022
Maze
Ashly Kocher Jan 2022
You find yourself in a maze
No way out, your in a haze
Walking in circles, no end in sight
Silently screaming with all your might
Stop and wait close your eyes
Be still, follow the light
Even when you feel defeated
You will find the way to be completed
244 · Mar 2019
Blink
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
With one blink.....
.....Your blurry vision,can become so clear...
244 · May 2018
Smell the roses
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Stop and smell the roses
But watch out for the thorns
They will draw blood
So you better be warned!
244 · Jun 2021
RISE
Ashly Kocher Jun 2021
Rise through the ashes of a burning fire, your smile and willingness to live, will take out the flames and allow you to pull through putting your best foot forward…
244 · Jul 2021
Past, Present, Future
Ashly Kocher Jul 2021
The past is over
The present is here today
The future is being paved
Gather your belongings
For change is coming your way
243 · Feb 2021
Shadow Moon
Ashly Kocher Feb 2021
She embodies her shadow that follows beside her everyday, yet not always visible, in the darkness she stays, stepping up to the moon’s edge of her gleaming eyes paving the way through her own souls shadow in the mirrored universes foul play...
243 · Sep 2021
Find Yourself
Ashly Kocher Sep 2021
You’ll find “me”
(Yourself)
When “you”see me
(Myself)
243 · Nov 2017
Hardest Things
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Sometimes the hardest things in life are

       Letting go of the past and

           Moving on towards the future
243 · Nov 2018
Thankful Am I
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
I
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          Thankful
          Thankful
              Am
                I
         Thankful
                I
             Am
             Am
               I
         Thankful
For
Life
For
Life
With
You
By
My
Side
I
Am
Thankful
Thankful
Am
I
243 · Sep 2021
Pretending
Ashly Kocher Sep 2021
When your tired of just pretending….

….remove your mask, stop playing that role….

JUST BE YOU
242 · Oct 2018
See You Again
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
Saying goodbye isn’t the hard part
It’s the when “we see you again”
In which we do not know...
242 · Jun 2019
Rest Easy Larry
Ashly Kocher Jun 2019
I’ve tried all day to figure out exactly what to say.... so many words come to my mind yet I’m still speechless at this time. It’s been almost 20 years of knowing you, yes 20, and I couldn’t be more humbled to have been apart of your life. Starting out on my first endeavor on the Munopco stage in “Joseph” not knowing much about community theatre at all, you helped and guided through it all. Little teenager at the time, who never wanted to smile until showtime, you continued to push me and help me shine. Not only only stage, but offstage in life, you’ve taught me life lessons and you were a dear friend of mine. Through many shows, too many to count, I believe it was 35 all together, from the start. Fast forward to 11 years ago, when we became “family”. I could now call you my brother-in-law, and that was something so very special. The time we’ve had together over these years and al the memories that we have created together is something I will cherish for the rest of my life. You were such an amazing mentor, director, friend, supporter, brother-in-law and so much more. You definitely left your handprint on many hearts throughout your lifetime and touched so many lives. You will never be forgotten, come on who can forget Larry Williams, you were one of a kind. Your legacy will live on through all of those who had the pleasure of knowing you or have been able to work with you on and off the stage. My heart is heavy, the tears will continue but the memories will live on forever. May you protect, guide and watch over all of us always and kick us in the **** when we need that extra push.
The theatre lights will not shine as much anymore, but your talent and love you have shown us will shine brighter then before. I love you Larry and will miss you so much... until we meet again, thank you for all the lives you have touched.
Only some will get this but this ones for you Larry... Beep Beep! Rest easy Mr. Williams.
242 · Apr 2018
Undone Puzzle
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
There comes a point in your life
Where you have to stop looking or searching for the signs..
Let it come to you when it is needed and the puzzle piece will fit
Directly in place and finish the picture
Which once was left undone....
242 · Jul 2018
Feelings....
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
Mischievous
Flirtatious
Mysterious
Outrageous
Luscious
Dangerous
Gorgeous
Ambitious
Ferocious
Hilarious
Curious
Anxious


All my feelings wrapped into one....
About you.....
242 · Dec 2017
Blank Stare
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
A
      Blank
               Stare
In your eyes
And on your face
Thinking back in time
Then suddenly
                  It’s erased
Blink your eyes
Come back to real time
Just for that moment
I was denying my mistakes
            But for now
                     I’ll be just fine
241 · Nov 2018
Moonbeams
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
Moonbeams glow
Throughout the dark sky
Catching falling stars in my eyes
Turning the darkness into a glowing light
241 · Jul 2021
Change your Tide
Ashly Kocher Jul 2021
Let your heart guide you, and your guides lead you to where your meant to belong…. You are the only one who can change the tide of your own self worth…
240 · Dec 2019
A new life for my niece
Ashly Kocher Dec 2019
A new life is coming to be
A new life for you and me
Even if it was unexpectedly
We are happy as can be
To meet you in 2020
When we become a family
You
Me
And
Baby...

Arriving July 2020
I wrote this for my niece who just told me she is expecting
240 · Jan 2021
Hard Enough
Ashly Kocher Jan 2021
Don’t be so ******* yourself
The pandemic is already hard enough on us
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