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258 · Jan 2021
Complete Broken
Ashly Kocher Jan 2021
The day that broke me was the day that half completed me
258 · Sep 2022
Soul Creations
Ashly Kocher Sep 2022
Scattered words turn into beautiful creations within the soul that can not always speak for itself
258 · Mar 2018
If I can’t...
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
I was never told “I can’t”
But I never want to hear those words

If I can’t have a baby with you
Then I don’t want a baby at all

I have you and that’s not important to me
A baby would be a blessing
To start a family

It’s not the end of the world
I still carry hope

But if I can’t have a baby with you
I don’t want a baby at all...
I was never told I can’t but hasn’t happened in 8 years.. still carry the possibility but I choose you over anything else
258 · Mar 2018
Restarting Our Lives
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
My heart drops deep down in my stomach
I hear the news and I collapse
The damage is done and there's no turning back
But now our lives are on the right track
We embark on a new journey and restart our lives
All things so precious went right before our eyes
We build a new staircase and walk to the top
We all have eachother so nothing much was lost.
Since I’m almost at one year on this site, I wanted to repost one of my very first poems I posted here and one of the first poems I have written since high school. This holds a special place in my heart since my childhood home was destroyed almoat 6 years ago. Hope y’all enjoy.
257 · Jun 2017
Not so Father's Day
Ashly Kocher Jun 2017
I'm sorry I couldn't make you a father
I guess that wasn't in Gods plan for us
I want nothing more then to have a family with you
Trying so hard but our dream doesn't come true
I know you would be an amazing dad
But no matter what I am so happy I have you
In my life
Always and forever
And maybe someday
Our dreams will come true
Been married over 7 years and still haven't been able to get pregnant. I carry that guilt everyday that I couldn't make my husband a father. It's very tough holding on to guilt.
256 · May 2019
It’ll Be Alright
Ashly Kocher May 2019
Take my hand it’ll be alright
As the raindrops fall from the sky
The moons rays will guide our way
Letting us land safely the end of the day
256 · Nov 2017
Fraction
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
1
-       Of you
2
           +

     1
     -       Of me
     2

        =

     One of US....

         We are all just a fraction of love
256 · Jan 2019
10 minutes of Fame
Ashly Kocher Jan 2019
10 minutes of fame
On national television
Can’t be beat
But boy, did we feel the heat
My husband and I were on the show Gordan Ramsey 24 hours to hell and back that aired last night. It was filmed in the town I live. It was a crazy, insane experience. 10 mins of fame was nice! Lol
256 · Nov 2017
Old Times
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
1900’s poet/writer: Pen to paper when thoughts would arise

2000’s poet/writer: Typing on computer or cell phone app when thoughts would arise

My how the times have changed
Technology has been a constant force of how
      We the people see the world
         Take a step back into time
               Put a pen to paper
         Just like in the Old Times...
256 · May 2018
Puddle of Dreams
Ashly Kocher May 2018
I’m breaking down like a melting sculpture
What is left to be seen
Is your reflection in the puddle of my dreams
256 · Jan 2018
Smile
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Share a smile with someone today
It could change their outlook and make them happy
Even if it’s just for a minute, a hour or the whole day...
255 · Apr 2018
SPACE
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Fill in all the available space
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      With your love for all
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11 word so powerful and strong
255 · Apr 2018
Count your Blessings
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Count your blessing and all you have
Love one another and have their back
One simple phone call to hear your voice
Brought tears to my eyes and love in my heart
To hear your voice and know your okay
Made me feel special in every way
I will always support you and be there for you
Friends stay together since we've know each other since preschool
Stay strong and keep your chin held high
I will never walk away and just say goodbye
One day soon we will get together and may cry
But you are my friend and I will always love you big guy....
I wrote this a year ago for a friend is unfortunately is doing time for a dumb mistake   I’ve known him a long time and support him when others have turned their backs.
255 · May 2021
Moment in Time
Ashly Kocher May 2021
Capturing the moment
Freezing that moment in time
Is time well spent for the future ride of past memories of your lifetime
255 · Apr 2018
Break the Wall
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Breaking down the walls
Can be very hard....

If you break it down
Brick by brick

You have made progress
That many people will see

It takes times
To release the demons

Make the wall
Come crashing down

But if you let us
Into your hearts

Then the true
                         YOU
                                  Will be found....
Most of us have a wall that we build around us through the years. Try to make the wall come crumbling down to unveil the true you.
255 · Feb 2024
Healing
Ashly Kocher Feb 2024
Healing is hard
When you feel alone
Yet, surrounded by love
Silence overgrown
Fading into the background
Darkness overtaking fast
But, one simple smile
May help change that feeling
Finally, at last…
255 · Feb 2022
Can’t Breath
Ashly Kocher Feb 2022
I hate that I
can not breath
when you are around
But, ****,
you take my breath
away
254 · Dec 2018
I’m done, goodbye
Ashly Kocher Dec 2018
I think I’m done writing....

Or at least taking a break....

Not quite sure yet....

Happy Holidays if I’m not back before then....

Goodbye for now...
254 · Oct 2018
Struggle with this Pain
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
The pain in which I struggle with
Is the pain that so many do
But no one talks about this pain
Since this pain is...
Not being able to carry you...
No words to say
Nothing to feel
You become numb with sadness
For this pain is real
Because there’s nothing you can do...
Disbelief that this could happen to you
All you ever wanted was to be able to
                                                    Carry you....
I know I’ve written about this before... but this is what I and I know a lot of people deal with. Not being able to become pregnant and carry a child. It’s heartbreaking and not many people like to talk about it, including me. It breaks my heart and chokes me up. I know deep down there’s a reason why but the reason of not knowing just eats me up inside. We all need to lean on each other and help one another through, lift your heads high, we are all here to help you.
254 · Jan 2018
YOU
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
YOU
Cue the music
Dim the lights
Palms sweating
Getting stage freight
Stomach in knots
Heart is pounding
Stepping on stage
Feeling the rage
Spotlights blinding

Sold out crowd
Only one I see
         YOU
Standing up
So proud
Even in a sold out crowd
I mange to find you
Always supporting
Cheering out loud

I dance through music
My passion for it
I dance for you

I come to the end
Strike my pose
The crowd applauds
But I only see
       YOU

Lights dim
I exit the stage
Tomorrow is another chance
I get to express
This feeling of love
Through dance for you
In a beautiful simplistic way
I used to be s dancer and my husband was always there to support me ( before we were together) I can’t thank him enough for always pushing me to be the best dancer I could be.
253 · Oct 2018
Thank you All!!!!
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
I am so humbled and overjoyed
That one of my poems is trending as a daily
This is the first time it’s happened to me and to see and hear all the love from all of you is heart warming.
I can’t thank y’all enough for your continued support and all the love you have shown me!
Thank you!
253 · Jul 2017
Mood
Ashly Kocher Jul 2017
Someone else's ****** mood
Won't bring me down
Smile and be happy
For the day had just begun
Change your mood
Love the day
Take a step back
Be grateful for you are alive
253 · Mar 2024
Trust
Ashly Kocher Mar 2024
Trust in yourself and you will see, as clear as the reflection staring back at me
Into the waters so deep and blue
Like the tears falling from your eyes, sad but true
Creating a puddle in which you stand
Trusting in yourself that your are strong enough to withstand the drowning feeling of love at your feet
Trust in yourself and you will see…
252 · Nov 2017
Your Never Ending Story
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Your never ending story
Will continue to grow
With lyrics of your songs
For all the world to know

A storybook ending
To thy owns self
Is really never ending
If your just imagine yourself

Being lost in the moment
Captivating your truest story
Throwing out the doubt
Troubles will subside
Fears will pan out.....

This is YOUR story
For all to read
The never ending writing
For all to step into your life and see
252 · Jan 2022
A Good Cry
Ashly Kocher Jan 2022
Ever just wanna cry
Having tears fall from your eyes
No explanation on why
But, just to sit in a dark room and cry

Catching emotions in the palms of your hands
Dripping like a leaking faucet
Falling through the broken cracks in your fingers
Collecting like a puddle after a hard nights storm

Ever just wanna cry
Having tears fall from your eyes
No explanation on why
But, just to sit in a dark room and cry

Sometimes, you just need a really good cry
With absolutely no explanation on why….
252 · Aug 2019
Happy Birthday Mom 2
Ashly Kocher Aug 2019
Happy Birthday Mom 2
I hope your day is wonderful, just like you
Now, close your eyes and make a wish
Here’s to another year of happiness
I wrote this for my mother-in-law.
252 · Jul 2022
Silent Encore
Ashly Kocher Jul 2022
Getting lost in the silent conversations inside your head
Only, to you, they are just invisible, not silent by any means
Getting louder and louder like a drum solo waiting to end
But then the encore starts right back up again
251 · Jun 2019
Can’t believe your gone
Ashly Kocher Jun 2019
I still can’t believe your gone
I don’t want to believe your gone
This can’t be happening
This can’t happen to you
This is a rough one...
I’m not sure I’m strong enough to say
Goodbye to you (for now)
Rip Larry
251 · 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...
251 · Nov 2018
Fall
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
Leaves slowly changing colors
Gliding down with the wind
Piling up onto the ground
Beautiful backdrop
Nature creates
For us to see
And enjoy
Fall
Tried something new. Pyramid writing.
251 · Nov 2018
Journey
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
...Life isn’t always about the journey
With me let the journey be an adventure
Taking us places we never could have imagined
               Leading us together in this journey we call
                         Life before death
Where we all will
         Meet again
                  Continuing the adventure of this          wonderful
              Journey
251 · Mar 2018
Beauty
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
Just because the picture lacks in color

Doesn’t mean it lacks the beauty
251 · Sep 2018
Hopeful
Ashly Kocher Sep 2018
Feeling so helpless
Yet being so hopeful
251 · 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 · Feb 2019
Wish and Dream
Ashly Kocher Feb 2019
Wish and dream
You and me
We close our eyes
Think happily
Believe in you
Believe in me
Together we can
Wish and dream
Just you and me
Forever and always
We will be
Loving each other
If we continue
To wish and dream
250 · Jan 2018
Skin Deep
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
Covering your imperfections
Doesn’t erase them
We all have issues
Don’t follow the trend

Be yourself
Go “uncovered “
Embrace your flaws
Where the true beauty lies
On the inside of you
            Beauty is skin deep
250 · Jun 2022
Timeless
Ashly Kocher Jun 2022
Timeless moments transforms into timeless memories woven into puzzle pieces left in our hearts
249 · Nov 2018
One Sparkler
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
One sparkler
Brings so much joy
Light it up
Hear the roar
Only last for less then a minute
Throwing off so many colors
Feeling the heat within it
It’s the little things
That bring us a joy
Even for a short time
Forever more
Expect less
Capture more
Full of color
Watching it soar
Flashes of lights
Going fast
Watch it burn
Oh I wish it would last
Embracing the innocence
Of purely you
          One sparkler
              Brings so much joy from me to you
249 · 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. :)
249 · Apr 2019
Dream
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
It’s starts with a dream....
...ends in reality...
249 · Apr 2018
Ferris Wheel
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Life is like a Ferris wheel
Sometimes your up
Sometimes your down
Sometimes you want to get off
Put your feet on the ground
Other times it spins so fast
As you keep going round and round
Sometimes fun
Sometimes not
But look at it from the top
You’ll see a different perspective
Happy or not...
249 · Mar 2019
Fear
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
The fear in us
Apprehends the loss
We have not yet had
249 · Apr 2018
Life is like an airport
Ashly Kocher Apr 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...
248 · 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...
247 · 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....
247 · 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.
247 · Aug 2020
Ocean Eyes
Ashly Kocher Aug 2020
Ocean waves in your eyes
Crying begins at high tide
Tears are crashing
Emotions high
In your crystal
Ocean eyes
247 · 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
246 · Sep 2021
Grow
Ashly Kocher Sep 2021
You don’t change yourself
You grow into the person
Your meant to become
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.
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