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219 · Oct 2018
Falling down a Black Hole
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
Topsy turvey
In and out
Falling down a black hole
But you pulled me out
Darkest of times
Bleeding out
Cleaning up my wounds
Didn’t expect them to heal so soon
Scars last forever
But wear them proud
They show your triumphs and how far you have come in life...
Black hole
    Falling down
          You picked me up
               When I was about to drown
                    In my own fears and blood
                        But I rose above the rising                            
                              ­           waters of the flood
I wrote this about my past with my ex. If it wasn’t for my now husband, who was there to pick me up, I don’t know where I’d be in life or even here anymore...
219 · Aug 2019
Your Eyes
Ashly Kocher Aug 2019
Your eyes...
When I look into your eyes
I see our future
And  
I feel the love
I can’t erase all the hard times
But when I look into
Your eyes
I feel the comfort
And
I feel the strength
Making the heartaches
Fade quietly away
Your eyes
When I kiss you softly goodnight
I know I’ll wake up with you by my side
Then, I can gaze into
Your eyes
Melting my love
Into memories of our time
All this is possible when I look into
Your eyes
219 · Aug 2017
Life
Ashly Kocher Aug 2017
Sometimes it feels like I'm not good enough
I get taken advantage of my self being
My work ethic gets in the way of having a life
Why do you get time for yourself and we are here doing your job?
Sometimes I wanna scream and just run away
No matter what the problems will follow me anyway
Am I the only one to feel this way?
Can I just have time for myself?
I feel more at home when I'm at work
Spend more time here then I do at home
I just want to have a life
A life outside of work...
I'm always working even on my one day off. We don't even own the restaurant yet we are the ones doing everything. Anyone else feel this way?
Ashly Kocher Dec 2018
Some interesting facts about me:
1. My name was suppose to be Tyler Bo if I was a boy.
2. My name given to me was Ashly Marie ( yes spelled without an E )
3. I was 3 months premature and born without a wind pipe.
4. I was only suppose to live for 3 days if that and if I did survive I would be a vegetable my entire life.
5. I was put into dance classes at age of 4 and gymnastics at age 7.
6. I love anything chicken.
7. I love the theatre ( musical especially)
8. I am a manager of a restaurant alongside my husband.
9. I married my best friend.
10. I’ve only been writing for about 2 years or so.

Just some interesting facts about me...
219 · Apr 2018
Gathering my Thoughts
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Sometimes
You gather thoughts
That you otherwise
Try to erase from
Your mind

Things that you
Should have done
Would have done
Wished had been done
Or thought may have happened...

You grow up wanting to get married
Have a white picket fence
Start a family
Be career driven
Be successful
Be stable...

Sometimes these things don’t work out
But that’s ok...
For me all these things came true except one....

Start a family...
As this still ways heavy on my mind
The possibility is still there but seems to be drifting away more with each passing day...
But to start a family doesn’t always mean having a child of your own
It means being a parental figure to others who need it
Being a guidance to your nieces and nephews
A supporter to others
Among many other things

Just because we haven’t had a child of our own (yet, maybe never)
I will always look at myself as a mother
Everything happens for a reason
Time will tell if I ever will be a mother to my own child
But I have to look at the bigger picture and tell myself
                           “I actually have been a mom for quite sometime, to many other children throughout my life”

For
that
reason
all
of
my
wishes
have
come
true.....
218 · May 2022
Growing
Ashly Kocher May 2022
Don’t look at me and say
“ Wow you’ve changed”
I’ll look back at you and say
“No, I’ve grown”
218 · Apr 2017
Loving heart
Ashly Kocher Apr 2017
Undeniable love
Strength in our hearts
I will love you forever
Til death do us part
218 · Dec 2021
Friendship
Ashly Kocher Dec 2021
Connectivity with no word to be said
Like an unwritten message with a hidden meaning to be transcribed
Thoughtful moments
Unspoken thoughts
Unraveling the conversations with a simple look
Willingness to break silence
Calming the air
Simplest laughter
Hearts full of friendship and love
Nothing is beyond compare
218 · Jan 2019
A New Life
Ashly Kocher Jan 2019
A new life is brewing
Want to come and see
Follow and see where my dreams take me
I’m making a wish
Starting to believe
Can’t wait to see
Where this new journey will lead me
A new start
A new life
A change is happening
Step aside, I’m ready to dive head first into a BIG change
You and me baby
We got this
Our new journey soon awaits
Us
218 · Sep 2022
Silent Wardrobe: Love/Hate
Ashly Kocher Sep 2022
Silent wardrobe hanging from the racks in your closet
Different outfits for each experiences in your life
Some hanging by a thread, wanting to toss away, yet can’t seem to part with them in someway
If they could talk, they’d have a lot to say
Hanging emotions tucked away
Yet the only thing you wear constantly, everyday, is the mask to hide your face
A continuous battle of emotionless energy to hide the pain
Silent wardrobe,  definitely is love to hate
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
The eve of my 33rd Birthday tomorrow....
......When my families life changed......
......A scary start to my life (as I almost died) but here I am......
......A true miracle baby, who no one ever thought I’d be here today.....
         On the eve of my Birthday, I thank God everyday for keeping me alive
.....Sharing my heart with the world each and everyday......
218 · Nov 2017
Perfect Illusion
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Perfect illusion
Lurking in the mirror
Painted face
Distorted picture
Wipe off your makeup
Lift your head
Now your true beauty
Shines like sunbeams
When you see you
As you really are
The beauty lies within yourself
When the perfect illusion
Is deep inside the layers of the mirror
Which distorts your true self
218 · Jul 2021
Not Alone
Ashly Kocher Jul 2021
You are not afraid, Your cautious

You are not angry, Your overwhelmed

You are not sad, Your disappointed

You are not ( always) happy, Your stressed

You are not, ALONE
218 · Aug 2021
100%
Ashly Kocher Aug 2021
You do not have to be at
100%
To give
100%
Remember  that…
218 · Jun 2019
Dad...
Ashly Kocher Jun 2019
Dad
I
      Love
                You

Dad
I
      Need
                  You

Dad
I
     Miss
               You

Dad
         Daddy
                      Papa Bear

I wish you were still here...
218 · Jul 2018
Rip Binx
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
A paw print you left on our hearts
           Even though now we are apart
It’s not goodbye
               It’s see ya again
Then one day we’ll meet you
                At the rainbow bridges end....

                        Rip Binx
Just had to put my cat binx to sleep. I love you Binx, ******, boo, binkerboo....
217 · Aug 2018
Moments to Memories
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
For there are times in your life
That pass you by
Unexpectedly
That make you cry
For in a split second
Things will change
Making those moments
A mere memory
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Love for one
Love for all
Love for the soldiers who have fall(en)

We pray for you
We pray for your families
We pray we all stay safe
Within this crazy world we live in

Thanks to you
Thanks to everyone
Who have served our country
Fighting to protect us

Let’s take a minute
Bow our heads
Say a prayer
For all those who died fighting to keep us all safe
Throughout the years....
217 · May 2018
Broken Dream
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Searching for that broken dream may take forever but in the end the pieces will fall back into place creating your (broken) dream into a new masterpiece
217 · Jun 2019
Heart of Love
Ashly Kocher Jun 2019
Heavy
is
the
heart
that
carries
the
most
love
inside...
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
When people say
“They have taken an interest in your writings”
But actually don’t care and kind of make fun of you....
Maybe I’m not that good
Maybe I should just stop writing
Do I even make sense?
Am I even on the level of most of you here?
Ever feel this way?
Well I DO!
But you know what?

I DON’T CARE!
I do this for me
I love what I do
I have got a lot of great feedback and I feel I have grown tremendously
Again, I state... I write real, raw and mostly unedited writings.
Real
Fiction
Fantasy
Or just because
ITS ME AND MY OWN WORDS
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all your comments, likes, reposts and all my writings that have and or will be trending.
It means the world to me...

I will never stop writing!
216 · Jul 2019
Nature Talks
Ashly Kocher Jul 2019
Walking in nature
Feeling the wind
Wrap it’s arms around me
Sun beating down
Drying my tears
Saying the unsaid words
As the birds sing a song
To the music in my head
216 · Aug 2018
One Month
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
It’s been one month
Since I’ve held you
Since I kissed you
Since I cuddled you
Since I saw you
Since I hugged you
Since I heard you purring
Since you looked at me
Since you talked to me
Since you laid with me
Since you followed me

It’s been one month that your gone
One month that my heart of broken
But even though your gone, your always in my heart forever and always

One month......
Binx, your always in my heart
216 · May 2018
Manners Matter
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Hello
   Good morning
          How are you?
                  Thank you
  Have a great day
          Enjoy the weather
                   Your welcome...

Simple words or phrases
Can make a difference
Even if it’s only to one person

                MANNERS MATTER
216 · May 2020
Life
Ashly Kocher May 2020
Even a wilted flower who is losing its color and hanging its head, still has life when you continue to water it...
216 · Jul 2018
One of Those Days
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
Ever have one of those days
Where your morning at work just started
Nothing makes sense
Nothing is adding up
You can cut the tension with a knife

You just want to go back home
Push rewind
And start over?

Good Tuesday’s morning
Hoping today gets better
Trying to stay positive
Keeping a smile on my face...
215 · Aug 2022
Shadow
Ashly Kocher Aug 2022
Shadows are a beautiful thing even though it’s dark, but all shadows have light that passes through to guide and help us along the way.

Then other toxic shadows, throw shade casting a dismal darkness that prevents you from moving forward or growing in one’s journey.

It’s an invisible string, holding you captive because deep down you believe that said shadow is suppose to help and love you, yet it’s drowning you within your tears and covering your light.
215 · Dec 2021
Breathless
Ashly Kocher Dec 2021
You

C
A
T
C
H

My breath

As you

L
E
A
V
E

Me breathless
215 · Aug 2018
Stay
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
Stay Humble

Stay Strong

Stay You....

ALWAYS
Always remember these few words....
215 · Nov 2017
Chaos
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Amidst the chaos of the world
The biggest weapon is locked and loaded
               Will fall victim to crime
215 · Aug 2021
You and Me
Ashly Kocher Aug 2021
Put your faith into what you both believe
It’s time to take the jump, take the leap
Hold each others hands, pray and believe
It’s just us, baby, you and me…
215 · Aug 2021
Not Lost
Ashly Kocher Aug 2021
You feel like your lost
Even though you are not
Your finding yourself
That’s been hidden for sometime
214 · Feb 2018
Background Beauty
Ashly Kocher Feb 2018
You always think it’s a gloomy day
When the sun hides behind the clouds
Not shining it’s rays of light upon us

Ever stop and think
Beauty is just as beautiful
Even when it’s hidden in the background
Not in the spotlight for all to see

Look beyond the bigger picture
You will see more then expected
When you look outside the box
Seeing the beauty from afar
214 · Apr 2018
Sinking under Water
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Submerge your self
Under water
Hold your breath
Close your eyes
You have a split second
Two choices
Give up
Stop breathing
          Or
Have your life
Flash before your eyes
Thinking of your hopes and dreams
Family and friends
The life you have ahead of you

       Which choice do you make?
We all feel like we’re sinking in water and can’t fight anymore. Do you give in and just give up and let go or do you find a way to fight the current and swim back to the top?
214 · May 2024
Breaking Walls
Ashly Kocher May 2024
You built up the wall that stands in your way
Trying to find a crack to escape
Broken down pieces
Fragments all around you
Yet the walls are still standing, your stuck like glue
You are the one who gets in the way
Nobody else who can take that blame
But you built this wall like a cone of shame
Hiding in plain sight is the name of the game

Kicking and screaming in the depths of your mind
Silence is screeching within your sense of time
Kicked back to reality with the tears you still cry
Over and over this nightmare lives out in my mind
But looks there’s a hammer, I call it my heart
Break down these walls
Tear them apart
I found the way out of this invisible box
Wish we could turn back the hands on the clock

I stood in my own way
I broke down these walls
I may be broken but it didn’t break me enough
I’m who I am from all I’ve been through
Trusting my instincts and holding my heart

You built up the wall that stands in your way
Trying to find a crack to escape
Broken down pieces
Fragments all around you
Yet the walls are still standing…


Yet, I found a way out…..
214 · Mar 2024
Destiny
Ashly Kocher Mar 2024
Beauty lies within the heart and soul of your own dreams that are filled with the same energy that radiates through you giving light to follow your true destiny…
214 · Mar 2019
Reflect
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
Look into a mirror
Reflect on your reflection
Staring back at you
214 · Jul 2019
Fourth of July
Ashly Kocher Jul 2019
Fireworks will fly
On this here Fourth of July
Be thankful
Feel blessed
Be safe
Happy Fourth of July!
213 · Jan 2018
Broken
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Feeling broken
Mending the pieces back together
One wrong move and it will all crumble down
Your love is my glue to keep me from shattering
Into a million broken pieces like through shifting sand
To find the treasure that will never break
Your love will keep me together and sane
213 · Dec 2017
Stories
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
It’s not about all that we have                   accomplished
              But rather the journey we embark on
                         And
    The people we meet that become family
                         And
      Help us tell our story within our lives
213 · Sep 2022
Existence
Ashly Kocher Sep 2022
Fragmented existence
Broken, scattered pieces, clear as glass
Like grains of sand
Slipping through the cracks
Holding onto something that you can never get back
The past is in the past, otherwise suffocating you
Yet, instantly can be transported back, in time
Like broken hands on the clock stuck in constant  rewind
Spiraling down the unsteady staircase
Falling completely into a hypnotic state
Snapped back to reality, difference of perspective staring you in the face
213 · Feb 2019
Love is a Puzzle
Ashly Kocher Feb 2019
Love is like a puzzle
Always trying to fit the pieces together
Flipping, moving and trying to make them fit together
But once you find that missing piece
You’ll come across a beautiful masterpiece
When all the pieces fall into place
That’s when you’ll find the true meaning of
           L
               O
                   V
                       E
213 · Mar 2024
Spark
Ashly Kocher Mar 2024
One dream can spark the inspiration towards the visions you see in your future.
213 · May 2017
Shadow
Ashly Kocher May 2017
Standing in the light will cast a shadow
Hiding in the shadow will brighten your light
Never hide your fears and doubts
Always look for the light, but never be in the direct path...
212 · Nov 2017
Digging up the Past
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Friends come and go like a revolving door
When you least expect it
Your past will be dug up
Like founding buried treasures on X marks the spot
Memories flood back into your heart
Covering your body in chills
Taking you right back to the start

Many years have past since these memories have been brought up
Even though it ties back to sadness since your depart
You left our lives way too soon
Your smile was always as bright as the moon

Connecting puzzles pieces from your past to now
Who’d ever thought this is how it turns out
20 years ago connects your past to your present
Certainly the future friendships will grow stronger and will always last

At unexpected times people and memories will show up
Taking you back in time and filling your heart with love
Even though so much time has past
We all hold onto the amazing times and memories that we once had...
       Sometimes digging up the past
Could mend your heart
          And
         Broken friendships
             Taking you right back to the start....
212 · Jan 2019
Deeper, Deeper
Ashly Kocher Jan 2019
Your falling deeper into the trace
Spiraling out of control
Deeper
Deeper
Deeper
Losing sight and spirit of your soul
Slamming into the brick wall
Falling back into reality of it all
Right back to where you started, after all
212 · May 2021
Inspirational
Ashly Kocher May 2021
If you fall it doesn’t mean you failed it means you become stronger, you will prevail
211 · Jan 2018
Another Day
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Take a deep breath as you start your day
Start off on the right foot and you’ll be ok
Jump leaps and bounds and be happy today
If something goes wrong, tomorrow is the start of another day....
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
I have created a collection called
“Girl in my Dreams”
Would love to see everyone add poems and writings into it
I have added some of my writings. ;)
Let’s see your writings and get to know one another a little better....
211 · May 2019
The Perfect Storm
Ashly Kocher May 2019
The perfect storm:
Two hearts collide as one
I guess I was the absolute lucky one
Finding my heart
My partner in crime
I see fireworks every time
You look
Touch
Glacé
Kiss
Hug
Me
The feeling is real
The feeling of you and me
Wishing and dreaming
Hoping and praying
Together for always
Living and loving
Our life with one another
Being wild and free
Forever and ever
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