Hope - Hello Poetry

Aug 2021

Mrs Ashley Somebody

That

That is what it is like
when somebody loves you
more than you love yourself.
You find you're loving them,
and in loving you trust,
both them and their judgment.

If he loves me for me,
and I love and trust him,
then I should love myself
just the way that I am.

and

I want to be the one
he is deserving of,
and I want to become
the best version of me.

and

It's not just for his sake
that I want to improve.
I'll grow and change for him,
but also for myself.

That is what it is like.

#love #6syllablelines #6 #6x6 #growth #maturity #selflove #selfimprovememt

Oct 2017

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Inspiration

Inspiration grips my soul
And gives my mind no peace;
I try and try to let it go,
But silence baffles me.

Sometimes in the darkest night
It's dreams that haunt my eyes
And sometimes, inspiration's height
Looks about agony's size.

Ideas sometimes look like pain
And memories that hurt me;
And beautiful though my song may be,
Perhaps its roots concern me.

But art, it lies within the choice
To make a lie show truth
And find the love inside the voice
Of your heartrending youth.

Don't build your statues with ashes:
Compress them into stone,
And watch as sorrow clashes
With love that builds a home.

Darkness is no shelter,
But is an invitation
For light to burn the better
As fire: my inspiration.

Pliny the Elder said: "The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach."

#fire #inspiration #darkness #anxiety #depression #agony #pain #beauty

Jul 2017

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Butterfly Poem

I'm here.
I am small and my      fears crowd      all of my thoughts.
The monsters        lean in        on my hopes,
  crushing         them and      my energy
as I fall          to my           knees
hopeless.*
But at your call,
every           cell in my          body
stands itself      up and marches      forward
knowing I can     do anything,     if you need it.
I will be there for you,           as you           have always been here
for me.

#butterfly #hope #foryou #always #anxiety

Jul 2017

Mrs Ashley Somebody

say goodbye to hurt

Will I now forget your face
Since I do not fear you?
Will your wretched memory fade
And will I cease to hear you?
Has this day brought healing,
Or is it a passing feeling?

#hurt #anxiety #depression #help #healing #hope #memory

Feb 2017

Mrs Ashley Somebody

The Terrible Three

Hold onto me
When memory
Is pulling on my wings;
Your arms around,
When I break down,
They heal what sadness stings.

Protect me here
And hold me near
When fear reaches to claw me;
You hold my hand
When I can't stand
And in my panic calm me.

When worries come
And flutter from
Anxiety's dark cave:
You fight them back,
Stop their attack
And keep me strong and brave.

depression, panic attacks, and anxiety.

#depression #anxiety #help #panicattacks

May 2016

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Hello

Perhaps it is time.
I'll go back and say hello,
And maybe they'll smile.

#sad #haiku #hope #time #hello #smile #maybe #575 #senryu #finally

May 2016

Mrs Ashley Somebody

the tunnel

maybe the end is coming,
but for me,
i'm stuck in the long haul
feeling like i can't pick up my feet
time is dragging on
and it's dragging me forward
whether i like it or not,
the sun will set and i'll be in the dark,
again.

#end #hope #please #help #drag #lightattheend #ofthetunnel

Apr 2016

Mrs Ashley Somebody

spill my soul

would it be alright if i
took the time to uncork my heart
and spill the contents through its narrow spout—
can i pour out my soul to you?

#please #listen #soul #talk #pour

Apr 2016

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Boiling

.
                     This mess of me
                                 is boiling
The pressure's building fast.
         This churning, burning,
                        furnace heat—
I know that I won't last.

                 'Cause ev'rything
                          inside of me
It just keeps holding on
                  To all the things
                           hurting me
I know why it feels wrong.

                  I'm stuck inside
                        that easy lie
That says I cannot change
                  And when I cry
                               I realize
This certainly is strange.

            For though I died
                to flesh, I strive
To rectify myself;
               I tried and tried
          and then, surprise:
I needed something else.

                Nothing makes
                 it past the pain
Except your healing touch.
        And you say, "Wait,
                 My child, wait,
For you will know My love."

April 12, 2016 ~ one poem a day challenge

#anxiety #rhymes #spokenword #pressure #letgo #holdon #boiling #1poemaday

Mar 2016

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Assuming

Did you ever wonder about it?
Have my actions caused thoughts
That you put aside as unlikely?

Would you ever assume
That because of my kind nature
My depressing outbursts are random?

In the dead of the night,
Have you ever worried for me,
And thought, "Is she alright?"

Or do you take me for granted,
Assuming that I am who I seem to be,
While I am different on the inside?

Do you choose not to bother yourself
Because my problems are hard to see
And do not present an immediate threat?

But what if I took my life? "I won't," but,
Would you regret never asking me things
And wonder if you could have helped?

I do not doubt that you love me,
For your genuine care is shown every day
But I bury my problems too deep to see.

I'm sorry I make it so hard to help me.

#friends #regret #hope #good #help #sorry #whatif #support

Feb 2016

Mrs Ashley Somebody

I'll Be Strong

I'll be strong for you.
Usually I'm the anxious one,
Scared in crowds and streets.
But your pain is crippling you;
And I know I can be strong.

#anxiety #hope #help #strong #phobias #tanka #anxious #crowds #57577 #jab

Feb 2016

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Take It Back

I take it back.
I said I wanted something to happen,
Something that would ****** him out of his comfort zone,
Something that would shatter his world and bring him closer to You.
But not like this, not so viciously that he can't eat or sleep.
Remove his pain, I didn't want this.
Take it back.

#pain #take #nohope #jab #itakeitback

Jun 2015

Mrs Ashley Somebody

What I See In You (Song)

Step into my eyes
I know it's not
Going just how you'd like
You just can't see how
Anything could come out right
From your perspective

This mountain's taller than any other
This valley's deeper, the slopes are steeper
Trust me, even when you feel ashamed
I see a love that's greater than your pain

What I see in you
Won't give up now, no
What I see in you
Smiles when you're down low
What you see can't get you down
What you see will turn around
But what I see in you
What I see in you
Can overcome.

Just you look around
There’s more than this
Stress just gets you down
But there’s more than this
If you look through my eyes
You’ll see what I see

This mountain's taller than any other
This valley's deeper, the slopes are steeper
Trust me, even when you feel ashamed
I see a love that's greater than your pain

What I see in you
Won't give up now, no
What I see in you
Smiles when you're down low
What you see can't get you down
What you see will turn around
But what I see in you
What I see in you
Can overcome.

Hear the song here: https://soundcloud.com/thewaive/what-i-see-in-you

#trust #eyes #hope #smile #music #stress #song #mountain #see #overcome