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510 · Feb 2018
Hiding Behind...
Ashly Kocher Feb 2018
Hiding behind your smile
Won’t get you anywhere
Faking it for hours of the day
Trying to mask the pain
Who are you fooling
Lying your life away
Wipe off the fake smile
Remove the mask
Show the world your flaws
Hidden insecurities
Self doubt and no confidence
For then you can be embraced
By the world around you and
Be happy
At last
509 · Sep 2017
September 11, 2001
Ashly Kocher Sep 2017
Everything seemed like a normal day on September 11, 2001
Skies were blue
Birds were chirping
Everyone was at work, school or on their way
Nothing unusual to see a plane in the sky
Until the unexpected happened.....
The plane has now pummeled its way into one of the twin towers
Innocent bystanders and workers watched and feared for their lives, as others never saw it coming
In pure disbelief the world had stopped and time stood still
No one could believe the terror as a second plane pummeled through the second twin tower
Smoke billowing and fire exploding
People surrounded to try and help in whatever way they could, risking their lives
People trapped to their death and jumping out of the buildings to their death
We watched all this unfold before our eyes and many years later we still remember and never forget
Such tragedy happened to our country that day...

We will never forget where we were when this tragic event happened to our nation
504 · Mar 2019
I’m Sorry
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
Saying
“I’m sorry”
Isn’t a sign of weakness, but strength  

It shows that your human and you have feelings.
503 · Feb 2021
Speak
Ashly Kocher Feb 2021
In my head
I speak freely and truthful
Why can’t I do that out loud?
501 · Nov 2019
Explosive Heart
Ashly Kocher Nov 2019
My soul is on fire from the bleeding heart
Shooting sparks every time you get
Closer
Closer
Closer
Caution
Explosives ahead.....
493 · Mar 2021
After a Storm
Ashly Kocher Mar 2021
Not every time
After a storm
Will a rainbow shine....
Even though you can’t see it
It may still be there
If you look closely
Through the clouds
Color will shine
Sending it’s rays
Down to the ground
If you get lucky
You may see double
Meaning magic will happen
Leaving you less troubled
492 · Jul 2017
Trust
Ashly Kocher Jul 2017
You gotta believe in yourself
Put your trust in Gods hands
Everything will be fine
You just have to let everything work out
You gotta believe in yourself
Put your trust in Gods hands...
490 · Sep 2019
Second Hand Store
Ashly Kocher Sep 2019
Second hand store
Full of things
Clothing to furniture and everything in between
Some see a gold mine for items so cheap
But other see comfort in someone else’s things
Think of all the memories when you step into the shop
Peoples past good or bad
All the memories to be had
Someone else’s junk
Is someone else’s treasures
Just take a moment and thank them for giving you a piece of their life
To make memories for you until it’s time
To give it away and make someone else smile
The journey of the second hand store is like a revolving door....
489 · Aug 2021
Time Outs
Ashly Kocher Aug 2021
Growing up you hated time outs.
Now I wish, I could have a time out…
487 · Jul 2019
Ok, Alright....
Ashly Kocher Jul 2019
I’ll be ok

I’ll be alright

I’ll be ok

I’ll be alright

I’ll be ok

I’ll be alright...

Everything will be ok
Everything will be alright
Don’t worry about tomorrow
Keep today in your sight

Continue to say this to yourself when times are tough
We’re all going through a lot  of stuff...
486 · May 2022
Angel Baby
Ashly Kocher May 2022
I never got to meet you
Since I was saying goodbye as soon as we met....
Two years today since my miscarriage 💔
Still haven’t comprehended that day, even two years later.
483 · Dec 2017
Feelings of Love
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
Unfamiliar feelings
        Heart dropping
Gut wrenching
        Deep breathing
Blood pumping
       Stomach twisting
Body tingling
        Love flowing
Mind racing
      Sparks flying


           How YOU make me feel
    From the first kiss
                And to today
         Forever and always
481 · May 2022
Worth
Ashly Kocher May 2022
She can deal with stress and carry heavy burdens.
She smiles when she feels like screaming, and she sings when she feels like crying.
She cries when she's happy and laughs when she's afraid.
Her love is unconditional.
There's only one thing wrong with her.
She forgets what she's worth!
477 · Nov 2017
News
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Waking up
Watching the news and all you see
So many mass casualties
Motor vehicles mulling people down
Someone opening fire in a busy store
Young kids damaging others property
Innocent people living in fear
It’s sad to see that terror trumps the good happening around the world recently
476 · Apr 2017
Free
Ashly Kocher Apr 2017
Live in the moment
Not in the past
Yesterday is gone
There's no turning back
The magic is inside of you
Let it be free
There's only one chance to set it free
476 · May 2017
My Dying Wish
Ashly Kocher May 2017
Regret
Anger
Emptiness
These are just a few things I've felt since I was little
You were never there for me
Didn't raise me
Never loved me
Now your dying wish is to see me and my children and I don't know what to do
Should I trust my instincts and do the right thing?
Will I live in regret if I said no?
Will my "mother" be saddened
Will I break her heart?
Everything happens for a reason
Good or bad, you may not know why
But someday soon we'll be saying goodbye
You hurt me my whole life
I try to protect my children from people like you
God give me the strength to do what's right
After all he is my father, but this is not my fight...
I wrote this for a friend design with a lot right now.
471 · Oct 2019
11 Years
Ashly Kocher Oct 2019
1+1 = 2
11 years on adventure with you
2 hearts that became one
Look at how far we have come
Together forever and always
You and me
Can’t wait to see
Where our next journey will be
Love always,
Me
October 17,2008 is when my now husband asked me to start dating officially. It’s been an amazing 11 years. Wanting to post yesterday but obviously couldn’t.
470 · Dec 2018
Reflection being a Facade
Ashly Kocher Dec 2018
A reflection in a mirror is a mere image of what people see you as...
Are you the same person as the person looking back at you in your reflection or is it a facade you mask yourself with to the world....
470 · Feb 2019
Valentines Day
Ashly Kocher Feb 2019
I don’t need flowers
I don’t need candy
I don’t need a card
I don’t need jewelry  
All I need....
Is a million kisses
All I need
Is a giant hug
All I need
Is your love
All I need
IS YOU

Happy Valentines Day my Love
469 · Apr 2021
Drop of Love
Ashly Kocher Apr 2021
One drop
Of your love
Into the
Ocean waters
Will spread
Throughout
Millions
Across the
World
468 · Jul 2021
Comfort Zone
Ashly Kocher Jul 2021
She stepped out of her comfort zone and started to understand
That the fulfillment of life is and always was in the palm of her own hands
464 · May 2017
Imperfect World
Ashly Kocher May 2017
What if....
The world moved slower,
Everyone was happier,
Nobody was poor,
Everyone was healthy,
Crime didn't exist,
Devastation never happened,
Everyone loved each other,
Hate was not a word,
We all were equal....
This perfect world we live in is actually imperfect...
If you look through the eyes of others, this imperfect world is the world we have all created....
460 · Apr 2017
Goodbye
Ashly Kocher Apr 2017
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 gods touch
It's in gods hands now, but please know we will miss you so much.
I wrote this in the final hours of my dads life. Sitting next to his bedside holding his hand for the last time.
456 · Sep 2019
Growing her Wings
Ashly Kocher Sep 2019
Growing her wings as she makes mistakes and learns that failure is as beautiful as the day she was brought into this world..
455 · Apr 2021
Opportunity Awaits
Ashly Kocher Apr 2021
The opportunity awaits
It’s in the palm of your hands
Close your eyes and make a wish
The new journey is about to begin...
455 · Nov 2018
Tears in due time
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
Learn to cry
One tear at a time
It won’t get any easier
You just cry less tears
In due time
455 · May 2019
Counting
Ashly Kocher May 2019
3,2,1
1,2,3
Why do I let everything bother me
4,5,6
6,5,4
I should let it fly out the door
7,8,9
9,8,7
Let it go, all is forgiven
3,2,1
1,2,3
I am good, this is me
454 · Jan 2022
Memory
Ashly Kocher Jan 2022
How do you make a memory when the only memory you have is losing you…
453 · Mar 2019
Trolls
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
Our words bring us together
Connect us through our writes
Haters complain and dislike
Contructive criticism is always allowed
If your just going to be rude, don’t make a sound
We all write because we love to share our passion
Please be nice, don’t come down crashing
Haters will always hate, trolls will always troll, but be the one who will risk it all
Write what you feel, say what you think, love yourself, those trolls will shrink...
Away if we just ignore their antics
451 · Apr 2021
Intuition
Ashly Kocher Apr 2021
The footprints you make in the sand may fade away but your invisible tracks ahead of you will pave the way... follow your intuition...
451 · Nov 2018
Breaking News
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
Breaking news....






I’m
Sad
I’m
Angry
I’m
Upset
I’m
Shutting down
I’m
One second away from tears...


Why?

I don’t know !
So many thoughts running through my head
Ever get this way?
Ugh!

Breaking news....


I’ll be ok
When I’m doubt
Cry
Scream
Sleep
Shake
Breath
It out
448 · Dec 2018
Deteriorating
Ashly Kocher Dec 2018
Seeing the deterioration of a woman who once could run circles around us young folks, is frustrating and upsetting all rolled into one....not only for us, but for her, tremendously
448 · Aug 2019
Missing You
Ashly Kocher Aug 2019
A balloon we let go for you
Sparklers we light for you
Love we give to you
Oh how we miss you
Ashly Kocher May 2021
Today is hard….


…..But I’m trying to be strong
445 · Dec 2017
One
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
One
One day at a time
  One foot in front of the other
     One step towards your future
       One breath to fill your soul
         One dream within reach
           One love for each other
             One soul living together
               One life we have to live
                 One day will be our end
                   One day at a time...
444 · Jul 2019
Be my friend
Ashly Kocher Jul 2019
You think you know
But you have no idea
What’s going on with me
Or what’s inside my head
Be my friend
Empathize with me
If you know me at all
That’s all I want you to be
My friend
Not my enemy
Don’t turn your back on me
442 · Mar 2020
Fog filled Sky and Cardinal
Ashly Kocher Mar 2020
It’s 6:30 am when I step outside to a dark and fog filled sky
In the distance I hear a cardinal singing away happy as can be
Something came over me
As there was no other noise but myself and the calming singing of the cardinal
I stood there for a moment and took it all in
As chaotic as the world is right now, in that moment, I felt safe and sound
Take this time to reflect on the little things that we have let go of during this time
It may have been nothing but to me I felt the cardinal was singing directly to me
Feeling the calmness and stress become a relief.....
441 · Apr 2019
Dried Up
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
My inspiration and thoughts are running dry
440 · Jul 2022
You Are…
Ashly Kocher Jul 2022
You are stronger then you know
You are happier then you seem
You are braver then you think
Your beautiful path awaits thee…
438 · Nov 2017
Scars
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
We all have SCARS
Whether
         Physical
              or
          Mental
The difference is
If you chose to
Embrace them
Or hide them from the world
437 · Oct 2022
Moon Rise
Ashly Kocher Oct 2022
In alignment with the moon
When it rises to the fullest, I will too…
436 · Aug 2019
Wings
Ashly Kocher Aug 2019
And with her wings she began to fly
Scared of nothing in the sky
All the worries and cares went away
As now she soars endlessly, no strings attached  
She is, now, happy and peaceful everyday
435 · Sep 2018
Kaitlyn
Ashly Kocher Sep 2018
Hi.
My name is Kaitlyn and Saw my life flash before my eyes.  
One minute I was perfectly fine, then the next I was in ICU fighting for my life.
Almost being put on life support and having to say goodbye ( even though I couldn’t speak or see).
I’m here, I’m inside my body yet no one can hear me...I felt helpless....
I heard you all and felt you all talking to me and helping me to come back...
To my daughter, who I love with all my heart
I couldn’t comfort her... she was so terrified.....I couldn’t tell her “mommy will be alright”
Well, here I am, doing ok... leaving the hospital today
A roller coaster of emotions I have felt...
Sadness
Sorrow
Helplessness
Love
Forgiveness
Happiness
Pain
And so much more...
But most of all THANKFUL
For my time is not over here
I’m still fighting to recover and to get better
But I am still here...
I wrote this not to get pity on myself but spread awareness
Life can change in a blink of an eye
I know mine did....
Show love, be kind, be thankful...
I know I am for my second chance at life...
Wrote this from the perspective of a friend who just went though this terrible time. Please continue to pray for her as she still recovers.
434 · May 2021
Surrounding Love
Ashly Kocher May 2021
Surround me in love on this sorrowful day, my heart will always be heavy, but I’m doing ok…
433 · May 2021
One Moment
Ashly Kocher May 2021
The moment you looked me in my eyes
My whole world stopped, I was in for a surprise
From that moment, everyday, our bond became stronger in every possible way
433 · Apr 2020
Empty
Ashly Kocher Apr 2020
Empty classrooms
                       Empty buildings
                Empty studios
         Empty gyms
Empty churches
             Empty restaurants
                     Empty bars
      Empty feelings from within
Empty homes
Empty beaches
Empty birthdays
Empty celebrations
Empty world
Empty life
But what’s not empty is our hearts full of love and drive....

Even though everything is (empty) emptiness causes happiness when oneself emerges from a dark place and overcomes the battle to find that dim light at the end of the tunnel...
430 · Mar 2018
Ride me Fast
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
Ride me fast like a racehorse
I’ll push you done on your knees
I love it when I hear you beg me “ baby please”
Speed it up faster
Then take it slow
Riding me in circles
Whipping me so
I’ll train you to do what I like
And I’ll return the favor
When you scream for more
Ride me fast like a racehorse
Baby beg for more
Coming fast to the ending
Both finishing number one...


        Baby, ride me fast like a racehorse...
Oh hey..... lol
430 · May 2017
Future
Ashly Kocher May 2017
Look forward
Never look back
The past is in the past
You can never get it back
Shoot for the stars
Keep your head up high
Everything will fall into place
Puzzle pieces will always align
Keep your dreams in your head
Always putting up a fight
In the end it's you for yourself
Dream big for you and nobody else...
429 · Aug 2021
Appreciations
Ashly Kocher Aug 2021
You can’t get back what’s already been lost but you can regain appreciation for what isn’t there anymore…
429 · Apr 2017
Sensual
Ashly Kocher Apr 2017
As you touch me I get wet
Dripping down on the bed
Put yourself inside of me
In and out as I scream
Kiss me rough
Pull my hair
Fill me up with your ***
I will explode all over you when I'm done
Decided to write something a little different then what I usually do
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