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184 · Nov 2017
Electricity
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Electricity illuminating through the air
Small fireworks paint colors into the dark sky
Pure bliss for us to deliver our ideas
To light up the sky for everyone to see
184 · Oct 2021
Holding Heart
Ashly Kocher Oct 2021
A major work of art is showing how much love your heart can hold…
184 · Oct 2018
Becoming a Mother
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
With each passing day
The feeling of becoming a mother
Is slipping further away
This saddens me that my chances are slim to none....
183 · Nov 2018
Million Things
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
I could write about a million things
But the one in a million things I write about is
               You
183 · Oct 2018
Should I keep writing?
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
Should I keep writing
Should I give up
Am I wasting my time
It’s just never enough
People read to much into my work
Some is real
Some is fiction
Some is just a play on words
I don’t think I’m great
I don’t think I’m grand
But hey, I love it and I do the best I can
Almost 1000 poems in a little over a year
I don’t want to pat myself on the back
But I want to cheer
Thank you to all
Who have followed me and liked my work
It is much appreciated
So I guess I’ll continue to write
183 · Jun 2020
Letter from my unborn child
Ashly Kocher Jun 2020
I’m sorry I had to leave
I’m sorry you blame yourself
I’m sorry the timing just wasn’t right
I’m sorry I left you in pain
I know you feel broken inside, you just won’t admit it
Something wasn’t right, I had to go
Leaving you feeling helpless
Broken and confused
Not understanding why
Saying hello and right away goodbye
I’m sorry I had to leave
Don’t blame yourself
The time wasn’t right
But I will see you one day
When I get to look into my mothers eyes, for the first time...
183 · Apr 2018
Simple Things
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Sometimes the simple things in life
       Are hidden behind a closed door
               For adventure to be found
183 · May 2018
Lost in Distortion
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Lost in the whirlwind of colorful words
Swirling around the air of my brain
Trying to escape through my imperfections
Releasing the toxins from my life
Embracing my uniqueness
Showing my battle wounds
Looking through the mirror
Just like through the looking glass
Sometimes can be distorted or upside down
Unscramble the picture as we do the words
To find a beautiful story of thy inners self
Revealing ones true self
Even if it’s all blurry and underexposed
183 · May 2019
Yet I am Tough...
Ashly Kocher May 2019
Being torn down
Ripped apart
Like a piece of paper
Blowing in the wind
Seeing your confidence being tossed away
Constantly being put down, shamed and causing blame
Who do you think you are, causing so much pain, what do you have to gain?
It only makes you look weak, picking on me
Maybe it’s you that you should speak too and take the shame
Look back at yourself and see what went wrong
I did nothing, I am just me, but here I am singing this song
A sad song, not just for me, but thousands of people who get put down, just like me

Just like me
I get bullied and ripped apart
Just because I’m different
This is me from the start
I am who I am
Isn’t that enough
I guess I’m just worthless
Yet I am tough

People like you should get love from the start
Then maybe we wouldn’t feel like world’s apart
If it was up to me, I would stick up for myself
But here I sit in a puddle of my own self pity
Wondering why you pick me, telling everyone that I’m not pretty
So what if I’m not, so what if I’m fat, so what if you don’t like that
I done with it all
I’m not gunna lie
Sometimes I just wanna die

Just like me
I get bullied and ripped apart
Just because I’m different
This is me from the start
I am who I am
Isn’t that enough
I guess I’m just worthless
Yet I am tough

This is where I change
Stand up for myself
Stop feeling deranged
Grab hands with those around
Like a childhood game
Let our confidence be found
Let us stand up to the bullies
Let our voices be heard
Once and for all
This is just absurd

Just like me
I get bullied and ripped apart
Just because I’m different
This is me from the start
I am who I am
Isn’t that enough
I guess I’m just worthless
Yet I am tough

Yet I am tough

Yet I am tough

Yet I am tough

Yet I am.......
183 · Apr 2018
Some People
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Some people who have kids
            Love them
Some people who have kids
         Can’t stand being a parent
Some people who have kids
            Don’t care about them
Some people who have kids
       Would do anything for them
Some people who have kids
       Shouldn’t be parents

I’m over here (as so many others)
        Wishing I have ONE kid.....
Working in a restaurant I see many parents who don’t discipline their kids, roll their eyes, just don’t care or the complete opposite... love them, couldn’t be happier and they are respectful.
Wishing that could be me... just had to get that off my chest.
Ashly Kocher Dec 2020
The invisible energy from the sun and moon
Allows you to recharge within yourself
Manifesting your aspirations, hopes and dreams
Shedding the negative weight off of me
Center yourself
Relax your soul
Good things await
For then, Your heart will be full
183 · Mar 2019
Trickle Down Effect
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
The trickle down effect
Like filling a jar full of loose change
Hoping one day to pave the way
Making a statement, taking the stand
Different perspective, being a better (wo)man
Glass half empty, glass half full
Some superstitions, breaking the rules
Whisper down the alley can be fun
But remember the consequences, you’d better run
Some things good, some things bad
It’s all about the life you create and have
Be that one to make a change, stop the cycle, or you could be detained
Fill the jar of that loose change
For someday you’ll save enough
To stand up and be happy with the way you have changed
Your life.....
183 · Jan 2019
Come alive
Ashly Kocher Jan 2019
........I come alive.....





......when your by my side......




Because with us....


....There’s nothing to hide....
182 · Oct 2017
Dance
Ashly Kocher Oct 2017
The rhythm of the musics flows through your veins
Portraying a character when you take the stage
Emote the feeling through your breathless movements
Feeling the emotion pour out of your body
****** expressions are the most beautiful thing...
Telling the story through the eyes of
                      DANCE
182 · Jun 2019
Latest Post
Ashly Kocher Jun 2019
Sad that my latest post didn’t get more attention that it has..... I’ve fallen in love with the piece. It’s called, “ lay next to your grave”
182 · Jan 2018
Mother Nature’s Tease
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
What kind of evil play was that Mother Nature
Bitter cold, freezing temps
Turned into a beautiful warm spring day (in the middle of winter)
At 12:01 the next day it was a high of 63
In less then 5 hours the temps drop below freezing again
The wind is howling, it’s freezing again
When will spring come back
Warm our bodies
And shed light on us...
For now the fireplaces will burn for some time
Until the temps rise again in due time
High of 65 yesterday and today is 30 with real feel of 8 ugh! Stay warm y’all!
182 · Sep 2019
Power of Poetry
Ashly Kocher Sep 2019
The power of poetry
Powerful words
Can transport you to a different world
It takes you on a journey through our minds
Letting your imagination run wild
Even if it’s for a short time
Allowing your inner feelings and workings to surface and be free
Accessing the true me....
182 · May 2019
Sweetness (Haiku)
Ashly Kocher May 2019
It’s bittersweet when I take a bite  
The juices are a delight
Your sweetness quenches my thirst for love
182 · Nov 2017
Freezing
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Temperature dips below freezing
Feels like ice shards are cutting your skin
Jumping into a scolding hot shower
Feeling like 1000 needles piercing your skin
                As it hurts so bad
                        It feels so good
It’s like a drug,
                Warming your body,
Putting you on cloud nine,
            Making you feel oh so good....
182 · Jan 2022
Grounding
Ashly Kocher Jan 2022
Suddenly, you realize that grounding yourself, makes the center of gravity, less rocky…
182 · Oct 2018
Cold but Warm Heart
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
I may be a semi cold girl
But my heart is warm as ever
182 · Apr 2019
Family Time
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
Family time
Is just divine
Making memories
Having an amazing time
182 · Apr 2018
You Around
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Life has its up and downs

     but with those ups and downs

          I always have YOU around!
182 · Aug 2018
Hiding in the Spotlight
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
Always in the background
           Never to be found
Yet always seem to be in the spotlight
           Standing on solid ground...
We all know someone like this....
182 · Jan 2022
No Pressure
Ashly Kocher Jan 2022
The pressure you find
Immense at times
Carrying the weight
Your whole life
Seems to be just fine
Because that’s who you are
99% of the time
181 · Nov 2018
Happy Birthday Momma
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
A very Happy Birthday
To the person who gave me life
A very Happy Birthday
Now let’s have a slice
Of cake
For you
To celebrate
Your birthday
Another year older
For you
But for today
You’ll be young
At heart
To celebrate
Your birthday
Hooray!
Happy Birthday Momma!!!!!!
181 · Jun 2018
Up in Flames
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
Apparently
Whatever
I
Do
Isn’t
Good
Enough
For
You
So
Close
Yet
So
Far
Apart
Love
Hate
Relationship
Coming
Lose
Like
A
Fire
Under
A
Corse
Thick
Rope
One
Shift
Of
The
Wind
And
It
Will
Go
Up
In
Flames
Ever feel this way about a friendship or relationship of any kind? Love each other so much yet nothing is going right?
181 · Jul 2021
Breath
Ashly Kocher Jul 2021
It’s easy to breath
When you are near me
Even though you take my breath away
181 · Apr 2018
Gravity
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
If the earth is constantly spinning
We could be right side up
Or upside down right now.....
        Gravity keeps us grounded...
181 · Aug 2022
Spotlight
Ashly Kocher Aug 2022
There is no spotlight needed
When hiding behind your words or stories you write
Gathering your timeless words of coexistence that translates into your minds eye
Yet, never being noticed, that maybe you really are in the spotlight…
Hide behind my writing, not trying to be in the spotlight  so to speak, yet maybe we are and don’t realize it.
181 · Mar 2019
Say it Loud, Say it Proud
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
Say it loud
Say it proud
Do whatever you feel
Say it loud
Say it proud
Let’s go and make a deal
Say it loud
Say it proud
No regrets
No mistakes
Say it loud
Say it proud
It’s all give and take
Say it loud
Say it proud
Let’s all make a change
Say it loud
Say it proud
Let’s band together and exchange
Say it loud
Say it proud
Stand up and say your name
Say it loud
Say it proud
Well all rise to fame
181 · Feb 2021
Destination
Ashly Kocher Feb 2021
You don’t think

You know

The uphill battle is rough

Yet, the climb to the top will be

EVERYTHING

When you reach you destination
181 · Mar 2018
Feelings...
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
Feeling unwanted
Feeling broken
Feeling alone
Yet surrounded by many
Feeling not good enough
When I do my best
Others make mistakes
Yet don’t get punished

Why is that the ones who can’t do anything right
Step in dog **** but come up smelling like roses?
But the people who go above and beyond all the time
Just stay flatlined in their work and never get recognized....
181 · Oct 2017
THE END
Ashly Kocher Oct 2017
Why now?
Why all of a sudden?
I don’t understand your logic or thinking about what is happening
It doesn’t make sense
Take back everything you once gave us
And tell us you’ll get the items promised to you in future...
We have had these items for many years
And just like that you want them back
Tearing us more apart and making us shed more tears
What’s your logic?
What’s your motive?
Can you explain?
Take back everything I don’t want it at all
I want to disengage myself from this negativity you bring within me
Anxiety and stress levels rise high but now I’m Focusing on my husband and I for once
Forgetting about untold stories written in this books ending...
Now it’s time to say ...


THE END
181 · May 2018
Monster-Lover
Ashly Kocher May 2018
One side                One side
M                             L
O                             O
N                             V
S                              E
T                             ­ R
E
R
When both sides connect
         M            L
                 O    
       V                 N
            E                    S
               R           T
        
     You can create many different words to express yourself and how your mind works

Monster and lovers are one in the same
Great big heart either way
A carnival of rides moving vastly though your heads
Making the decisions to stop unexpectedly or smooth sailing through the bumps and cracks
Either way monster (which is not a bad thing)
Can be connected to lover ( also not a bad thing)
And create something spectacular and beautiful
Ashly Kocher Dec 2018
I’m dreaming of a warm Christmas
Just like the one two years ago
Where’s the waves were crashing
The palm trees swaying
The smiles and laughter filled the air
I’m dreaming of a beach filled Christmas
Just like the one two years ago
Where the sun was shining
The little lizards were roaming
Surrounded by our Florida family
I’m dreaming of a warm Christmas
Just like the one two years ago
I’m dreaming of a warm......
Sing to the tune of “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
180 · May 2018
You put the happy in....
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Searching for the lost hope
Covered in pain
You keep me grounded
You keep me sane
Loving me for what I am
Standing with me hand in hand
You put the happy in
“Happily ever after”
Always making me smile
You fill my heart with laughter
Even in those darkest days
You remind me to stay strong
Baby there will be brighter days
You keep me grounded
Always giving me hope
Guiding me and teaching me
We are stronger then we both really know....
180 · Nov 2017
Look at me...
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Do you look at me
              and
Think happy thoughts
              Or
Do you see pure regret
In the choices you made...
180 · Feb 2021
In the Distance
Ashly Kocher Feb 2021
In the distance
Through the dense fog filled path
She see’s her dreams
Approaching fast
180 · Nov 2021
Happiness
Ashly Kocher Nov 2021
You dare to dream
You dare to wish
You dare to believe
In your own
Happiness

When the feeling is right
All will gently fall
Into place creating
Happiness

Just take the jump
Close your eyes
Believe in your dreams
That’s where you’ll find
Happiness is everything
180 · Jan 2019
I try, You need
Ashly Kocher Jan 2019
I wish I could understand you
I wish I could help you
I wish I could give you happiness
BUT
I try to understand you
I try to help you
I try to give you happiness
BUT
You need to understand, help, and find happiness yourself first
BUT
Always know...
I am always here for you...
180 · Aug 2019
Breath and Relax
Ashly Kocher Aug 2019
Life is turned upside
Feeling like we’re going round and round
Please make it stop
When will this end
My dear, it’ll happen
When your new journey begins
Be patient with life
Dodge the curveballs that are thrown at you
Breath and relax, it’ll get better
When it’s all suppose too
180 · Oct 2019
Flashlight
Ashly Kocher Oct 2019
You are my flashlight
Since you light up my world
Turning my darkness into a spotlight
Casting a shadow on my own loving heart
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
The fog is dense
The sky is crying
Little droplets of sadness
So dark and dreary

Find the light
Through the darkness

As I hear singing in the distance
I look up and see a cardinal
Singing sweet music to me
I found my light through the fog
And the darkness....
Even through darkness there’s always a light that will shine through when you need it the most.
180 · Mar 2019
Shattering Heart
Ashly Kocher Mar 2019
My heart is shattering into a million pieces
I don’t even know what to do or say
Right now we’re just taking it day by day
My little buddy, I don’t want to suffer in pain
I just want snuggles, and kisses and watch you play
I love you Stewie, well get through this together
We will just see what happens and pray you’ll get better
Our 11 year old cat was not given great news. He may have cancer. We are trying medicine to see if that will help for now. Less then 8 months ago we had to put our other cat down. I don’t want to go through this again.
179 · Dec 2017
Imaginative Illusions
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
Ice crystals form in your eyes
You see the world through all the lies
Imaginative illusions swirl around your brain
Trying to keep them in line, looking sane
Plucking words to form a single thought
Looking happy on the outside but your not
Your soul fills the shell in which your body resides
Eyes well up with teardrops as you cry
Whimsical imperfections in the beauty through your own eyes
179 · Apr 2018
Losing Control
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
Losing touch
      within yourself
          While trying to
               help others with
                     their insecurities

Learn to put yourself first
       Before helping others
        That maybe don’t want to
                help themselves
Always put yourself first especially when others don’t want the help they need or want.
179 · Jun 2018
Stars Align
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
When the stars align
All is right
You’ll hear or see a sign
Knowing your going to be alight

Defy the odds
Trust your heart
Following the road less traveled
Even if you have to “restart “

Trust your instincts
Grab ahold of your dreams
Make them a reality
All you have to do is trust and believe...
179 · Dec 2017
Always
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
Promise me
    You’ll always be
          Standing there
               Right next to me
179 · Aug 2019
Love is Painful
Ashly Kocher Aug 2019
It never gets any easier, you just cry a little less everyday. Always in our hearts will they remain, memories we made, cherishing them always each and every day. Love is painful especially when they are gone, but forever on our minds and in our hearts, a special place that will stay until we meet and then never to be apart.
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