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143 · Jul 2019
Risk it all
Ashly Kocher Jul 2019
A little bird lands on a flimsy branch
Never fearing if it will hold or break
Take a risk, risk it all
Don’t fear for if you fall
You’ll always have your wings
To help you through it all
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
It’s tough to grasp the magnitude of your feelings
Holding on to the last string of your rope
Hands are burning from the friction of your hands
Fighting to hold on as long as you can
Once you calm down
Try to relax
You will find out your much stronger then you realize
Where you can find yourself climbing back up towards the top

Never give up
Always hold on tight
Life will throw you curve *****
Try to hold on, with all your might...
143 · Feb 2018
Fight
Ashly Kocher Feb 2018
You can’t change
What is already happening

Take is one day at a time
Be strong

Getting upset
Knowing the unknown
Won’t help matters
Get any better

Stay positive
Stay strong
Stay brave

Live in the moment
Catch what is being thrown at you
Deal with the situation
Throw it back and
FIGHT
143 · Mar 2018
Heaven
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
Our life here on earth

Is just a holding place

Until our time is up

And we are called “Home”

To live our life from Heaven above....
143 · May 2019
One Last Time (repost)
Ashly Kocher May 2019
Enjoying a song "one last time"
A senseless act of mankind
A happy joyous night turned for the worst
Ended in tragic with a loud burst
Lives were lost
People were hurt
Some are still missing
All alone and scared
One last time they sang her song
Now Manchester is left in shambles and many are now "gone"
Wrote this two year ago about the attack in Manchester at the Ariana Grande concert. Still sad to think about what happened.
143 · Sep 2017
Darkness
Ashly Kocher Sep 2017
The sun is shining
It's a normal day
In a blink of an eye the sky turns dark
The heavens open up and something bad is about to start
All of a sudden a blast a light fills the sky
Cutting off the power one light at a time
We're left in the darkness and fear the unknown
What is happening?
Everything in the city has been blown
Everyone is in a frantic, scared and alone
Minutes go by, hours have past
We walk around to see what happened so fast
A few blocks down the power is on
It's like nothing has happened but what went wrong
Why did our city just go dark and everything just suddenly stop?
You never know when something will happen
You just need to face it head on and see what next will happen...
I had a dream last night that I was at work and the sky turned dark and a massive lighting strike filled the sky. Everything was left in the dark but the next town over was perfectly fine, like nothing happened. Very weird.
143 · Dec 2020
Holding the Future
Ashly Kocher Dec 2020
What does the future hold
Grab ahold of time and rewind
Maybe fast forward to simpler times
Never knowing the unknown
May be scary to find
But it’s never to late to focus and wait
Reimagining how far you have come and grown
Like flipping through a scrapbook of memories that you hold
Explains to your younger self this is your story to tell
Ups and downs, valleys and peaks, rivers and oceans deep
We all have layers to our own lives but these layers within ourselves make up our chapters to our storybook through our eyes...
143 · Jul 2018
Free
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
Look at me
What do you see?
A human being
Trying to live free..
143 · Dec 2020
2020
Ashly Kocher Dec 2020
2020 has been a struggle as so many can say, but for me, particularly, it’s been a struggle everyday.
From continually working through the pandemic, from having a miscarriage when I didn’t know I was pregnant, stress, anxiety, fear, not being myself. It’s been a emotional rollercoaster.
We all have different feelings and perspectives on what has been going on all around the world, this is just mine.
142 · Apr 2018
Summer Nights
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
The
Taste
Of
Saltwater
On my lips
The
Feeling
Of
The
Burning
Sun
The
Warmth
Of
The
Sand
Under
My
Feet
The
Sound
Of
The
Waves
Crashing
Laying­
Under
The
Stars
In
The
Still
Of
The
Night.......
Can’t wait for summer and having these feelings... who’s with me?
142 · Oct 2018
Man (Woman)
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
It takes a man...woman...
To stand up for what she believes in
Otherwise she hides in the background
Staying silent, which could become deadly...
142 · Apr 2018
Not exist
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
I write through words
That otherwise may not exist
142 · May 2018
Broken and Afraid
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Once upon a dreary day
             Thank god it’s raining
So no one will notice
             When I wipe my tears away
Fake a smile and be brave
           But inside I’m broken and still afraid
142 · Jan 2018
Power of Love
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
A flower can shrivel up
     Lose it’s color
         Fade away
            Petals fall
The meaning behind it
        Keeps it alive
           Showing its colors
              To those who believe
                   In the Power of Love
142 · Sep 2020
2020
Ashly Kocher Sep 2020
20/20 vision is perfect
Yet 2020 is far from
Perfection
142 · Jan 2021
46th President
Ashly Kocher Jan 2021
Regardless of your views
Today we welcome in a new
President of the United States
Respect is key from all parties
In hopes we can move forward with ease
142 · Feb 2021
Sky High Flying
Ashly Kocher Feb 2021
Don’t cry that I am gone
You all did nothing wrong
I needed this pain to go away
I’m sorry for leaving you this way
It’s time, now, for me to start my healing
I’m sorry I left you with this feeling
Regret
Sadness
Discomfort
Anxiousness
Leaving you with a hole in your heart
Now that we are apart
One day, we will all reunite, but for now I take my flight
I will always be with you each and everyday
I’m only as far as a look up to sky, as I watch over you from sky high...
A former dance student of mine. You’ll be missed.
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
The last thing I remember whispering to you before you took your last breath:
“I love you, I will miss you, but you need not suffer anymore”
142 · Jan 2018
Darkest Dreams
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Fantasy of the imagination
Colorful, bright and illuminating
Awakened my darkest dreams
142 · Jan 2018
Look Just Once More
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Clouds roll in upon the night
Snow is falling
Casting shadows through the night
Waking up to snow fallen on the ground
Kids are happy since school is out
Snow has faded away from dawn through the day
Leaving a mess behind for us to clean away
Temperatures keep dropping but look to the sky
Beautiful colors are passing by
Pinks and purples flow magically in the sky
Painting a majestic picture as we settle in and say goodbye
Goodbye to today
Hello to tomorrow
What exuberant future will be given to us when we look
Just once more....
142 · Jan 2018
Unknown
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Come fly with me
To the land of the unknown
141 · Nov 2019
Different
Ashly Kocher Nov 2019
Seeing the difference
Within the indifference
Will make a difference
141 · Feb 2021
Counting Snowflakes
Ashly Kocher Feb 2021
You can’t count every snowflakes that have fallen but you can see the beauty in where it lays, like counting your blessings everyday...
141 · Nov 2018
Disbelief
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
Sometimes I shake my head in disbelief and ask myself
“Where did I go wrong, why me?”
141 · May 2022
Blinding Love
Ashly Kocher May 2022
Love isn’t blind
Love is blinding  
Like the radiant sunshine filling the sky
Our love speaks volumes, when we look in each other’s eyes
No words to be said, our touch ignites, the fire inside
Love isn’t blind
Our love is blinding
141 · Aug 2019
Life’s Imperfections
Ashly Kocher Aug 2019
Sometimes life imperfections are only the perfectly perfect and powerful perfections of ones so called “imperfections”
Instead of imperfections
Say it like this...
”IM”
(perfect)
“i”n
“o”ne
“n”ew
“s”ong
141 · Aug 2021
Simple Cry
Ashly Kocher Aug 2021
Sometimes
A simple cry
Helps dry your eyes….
141 · Aug 2018
Watching, Waiting,Dreaming
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
Watching
                 Waiting
                              Dreaming

We’re always watching our surroundings

We’re always waiting for things to happen

We’re always dreaming of our next big adventure

                      Never stop

Watching
               Waiting
                           Dreaming


There’s adventure out there waiting for you to dream big watching your hopes soar high....
141 · Jul 2018
Morning Sex
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
Alarm goes off (6:05 am)
Get out of bed, put on cloths
Go to the bathroom
Step outside to smoke
Come inside, feed the fish
Say good morning to my husband....(wait for it)
Give him a kiss and he goes in for the ****
Eyes are barely open and awake and I’m turned on
Kissing me
Caressing my *******
It’s about to go down, good morning nonetheless
I’ll save the (juicy)details for your imagination to see
It’s always a great start to your day
When you get some (loving) coming your way...

Morning *** without a doubt
Will sure wake you up
Put a smile on your face
And definitely fill you up....
140 · Oct 2018
Crying under Water
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
If you can cry under water
Would your tears float?
Will it make a sound?
Would anyone know?
Would anyone hear?
Would anyone care?
Would you dive in and comfort them?
Drowning in your our tears
Shedding your emotions into a pool of fears...
140 · Mar 2019
Chloe
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
Your like the little sister I never had....
.....but you became one, when we became friends....
140 · Mar 2019
I’m sorry part 2
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
But saying
“I’m sorry “
Just to reconcile
Not actually meaning it
Continuing to do the same thing
Really shows a lot about your character
140 · Mar 2020
Dance on Water
Ashly Kocher Mar 2020
To dance upon water is to live as free as a floating angel in the sky
140 · Mar 2018
First day of Spring
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
Yay! First day of spring is here
Finally warm weather...
Just kidding...
Snow is about to appear!
The dreaded S word we all love to hate
Snow, but of course, is starting to blanket the slate
Please let this be the same storm of the year
For it is, the first day of spring, and the snow is really starting to appear...
So over this Pennsylvania weather... I need to move! Lol
140 · Oct 2017
Pray
Ashly Kocher Oct 2017
I pray in the forthcoming that we will be alright
Within the future that lies ahead of us
Our destiny in which we do not know
Shield us from evil and harm but  let us not be scared
To fulfill our hopes and dreams
Within this crazy world we live upon
I pray for a lifetime of happiness for all
No matter our race, background or religious views
We are all created equal and in the same way
Please watch over us each and every day...
140 · Dec 2019
Little Bird
Ashly Kocher Dec 2019
A little bird came to me
Saying “ it’s ok, and you too will be”
Time will soar just like me
Stay calm and you will see
When in doubt
Just look out
There I’ll be
Giving you the calming feeling
That you will need
Just wait and look for me
As I am alone while my husband drives his mom to Florida, I’m
Trying to keep busy as we are also having a winter storm. I was feeling alone and I glanced out my patio window and a little bird flew unto my patio light, looking Into the door and singing... just in that moment, as dumb as it may be, I felt a sudden calmness, like this little bird was telling me everything is alright and time will fly by...
140 · Nov 2017
Nature haiku
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
In the distance you hear
Soft whistling, leaves rustling, a walking deer
Within the sounds of nature
140 · Feb 2021
Untitled
Ashly Kocher Feb 2021
Not wanting to talk about something because then you have to acknowledge that it really happened and face it...
140 · May 2021
Darkest Light
Ashly Kocher May 2021
Finding the light
Through the darkness
Comes from within
Allowing your heart to glow
Following the path of you
Rightfully so
Ashly Kocher May 2021
Far beyond the expectations and limitations of that in which we can not see , lies the potential for an even better place where expectations and limitations will be waiting for you and me...
139 · Jul 2018
Wishing and Dreaming
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
A dream is a wish
A wish is a dream
Put them both together
Then there’s me

Big dreams
Wishes big
One day soon
They will all come true

Dreaming of wishes
Wishing of dreams
Grab them tight
Of wishing and dreaming big...
139 · Apr 2019
Drug Addict
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
I am lost
I need to mask the pain
Grab a straw
Snort some *******
Feel the powder
Hit my nose
Instant relief
I need another dose
Only have five minutes
Seeing double digits
Need toothpicks for my eyes
Feeling so heavy
This is my demise
Can’t keep my story straight
Or for that matter my lies
But, oh this feeling, so weightless and free
Wait, not free, draining all my money from me
I don’t care, it’s helping me cope
I need to get my hands on more dope
Give me, give me, give me more
This sweet stuff is making me soar
Trying to act normal
No one suspects
****, I have no money to pay for my rent...

I am lost
I need to mask the pain
Grab a straw
Snort some *******....

Give me, give me, give me more
139 · Jan 2018
Happy New Year
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Happy New Year everyone
To all my friends and family
I hope this year is filled with fun
      Be happy
         Be healthy
              Be you
                  Be free
Follow your dreams
      Reach for the stars
            All way to 2019
139 · Mar 2019
Lost in Time
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
Lost in time
Hiding behind
Someone else’s disguise
Only if you
Could turn back time
Remove the disguise
Be yourself
Rise to the top and shine
139 · Aug 2019
Papa Bear
Ashly Kocher Aug 2019
The time has come to close your eyes
We said our I love yous and said our goodbyes
It's time to relax and let the feelings go
Don't worry about us, were stronger then you know.

It's time to see the light, and feel God’s touch
It's in God’s  hands now, but please know we will miss you so much.
I wrote this 5 years ago next to my dads bedside hours before he passed away. Today marks 5 years that he went to Heaven. I miss him so much.
139 · Oct 2017
Halloween
Ashly Kocher Oct 2017
Pumpkins
      Ghosts
Costumes
       Candy
Scary movies
      Haunted houses
Fall like weather
      Pumpkin flavored everything
This is Halloween
             This is Halloween
Hocus Pocus is brewing
Calling all the children...
               Will
   You get a trick
         or
     A treat
          On this all
                Hollows Eve....
139 · Aug 2018
Moonlight
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
Moon rising high above the top of the staircase leading you to stargaze under the pale moonlight...
Forgetting all your troubles worries even if it’s just for tonight
139 · Dec 2017
Life lessons
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
We were all born the same way
        As babies to grow up
           Yet some of you haven’t
               Learned life lessons
That are truly valuable
         Like taking your first breath
                     When entering the world...
139 · Mar 2018
Life lessons
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
Sometimes we fall
         Sometimes we fail
               Sometimes we make mistakes


It’s part of life and learning...
It’s all part of living life.....
139 · Feb 2018
Key to your Life
Ashly Kocher Feb 2018
You never know if the path in life your on is the right path
You may come to what you think is a “dead end”

Everything path has a conjoined path attached to it
Leading you in another direction
You can’t learn from your mistakes
If you don’t make any mistakes

No decision
Is a bad decision

It helps you grow into a better person
Even if the decision was the “wrong” one at the time

Take chances
Live in the moment
Take a leap of faith

Leave behind your fears and doubts
Run free with what your heart feels

Love yourself
Grab ahold of your dreams
Unlock your future

You hold the key to your own life...
Wrote this for a friend ( I treat like my son) who is battling depression and fear of taking chances when he graduates high school.
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