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179 · May 2019
Lessons Learned
Ashly Kocher May 2019
Sometimes the lessons are learned
When your put into the fire and about to get burned
You make it out alive
But the scars will remain
Never forgetting all that pain
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.
178 · Aug 2021
What it Seems
Ashly Kocher Aug 2021
It may not always be what it seems
But what is seems is suddenly changing the way to follow your dreams
Inevitably floating down stream
Setting sail for a new journey to believe…
178 · Feb 2019
I, You, Me
Ashly Kocher Feb 2019
When I look at you
     When I see you
         When I feel you
              When I kiss you
                         When you look at me
                     When you see me
                When you feel me
        When you kiss me
                   Sparks ignite
                         Butterflies fly
                              Fireworks blast
                  Our hearts explode
        The fire burns bright
Everything in the world seems right
        When I
            When you
                When we
                                     Become us...
178 · May 2019
Yet I am Tough (repost)
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.......
Reposting this because people were saying they couldn’t find it. Hopefully this piece will be seen now.
178 · Jul 2017
Truth
Ashly Kocher Jul 2017
Sometimes people who have your back, really don't.
Sad to say that is the truth
Look out for yourself because in the end your the only one to be truthful to you
177 · Jul 2018
Delivery
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
Delivery for you...

Here’s my black heart
                   Crying tears of blood...
177 · Mar 2018
When I Awake
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
The dawn is breaking

When I awake
The bitter cold air

Is more then I can take

What makes it better

The sounds a birds singing
To start my morning

Let’s get ready for the day
Always a good morning when the birds are singing around you...
Ashly Kocher Feb 2019
Feeling of being surrounded by friends on Hello Poetry
Even though we’ve never met in real
Life
Y’all  understand and accept me for me
For that reason, I’m truly blessed as can be
177 · Jun 2018
On the edge....
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
If I was standing on the edge
With one foot hanging off....
What would you say to talk me down?

Your meant to be
Your special to me
Your perfect in every way
Please don’t step off
Please just stay

I’ll be your shoulder
For you to cry your tears
I will always be with you
Forever and always
For all of our years

Stay humble
Stay strong
Stay you

Don’t ever forget who you are
Your future is bright
You will go far

Come down from the edge
You don’t understand how special you are
I will always have your back
Please don’t leave me
I don’t want to look up and see you in the sky
Shining bright as a star....
I wrote this for all the suicides that have been happening around the world. We need to be there for one another and help them off the edge before it’s to late.
177 · Sep 2019
Period
Ashly Kocher Sep 2019
Being a woman....

“My ovaries are having a party”

Husband replies....

“ I think it’s more like a knife fight....”

PERIOD!
176 · Oct 2018
Losing Control
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
Static noise
        Haunting feeling
Pit in my stomach
        Losing control
All alone
         Emptiness
Inside my head
176 · Jun 2019
Goodbye for now Gene
Ashly Kocher Jun 2019
Today we say goodbye to you
Can’t believe your gone
You were taken way too soon
You had a hard battle, fought your best
In the end God needed you more
But I thank him for our time together, I am truly blessed
I know your in a better place, but it still hurts without you
This isn’t our final goodbye, it’s see you someday soon
Please watch over and protect us everyday
Wait for us when our time is up so we can be reunited together someday
In remembrance of Gene, We Pray...
176 · Jun 2018
Photograph
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
Taking a photograph of an inanimate,              
             but tangible object
                  Can bring you more joy then you know....
176 · Jul 2018
Unexpected Times
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
People come into our lives
At unexpected moments
In unexpected ways
When you least expect it
When your having the toughest of days
Don’t try and seek out those moments
Just let them happen
When needing it the most
Things will fall into place
Even when you feel things are hard to face
Special moments happen at the most unexpected times....
175 · Nov 2018
Stay...
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
Stay
S
T
R
O
N
G

Stay
H
U
M
B
L
E

Stay
Y
O
U
175 · Aug 2018
Dad (papa bear) 4 years
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
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.
175 · Dec 2019
Let Go
Ashly Kocher Dec 2019
It’s ok to let go of the past because you never really let it go when you carry it with you in your heart always
175 · Mar 2018
Sometimes..
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
Sometimes I feel ugly (most of the time)
Sometimes I feel fat (all of the time)
I look at myself in disgust
But I’m so much more then that....

Beauty is not on the outside
Beauty is skin deep
Love yourself not matter what
Or you’ll be in constant defeat
We all can agree that we feel
This way sometimes......yes?
175 · Jun 2018
New Adventure
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
I try to be positive
I try to be real
I wear my heart on my sleeve
I say what I feel

I try to be supportive
I try to help all
I give 100%
I’m there if you fall

But now it’s time to think about me
Time to think about my family (my husband)

Light our path
Make a change
Take a huge risk
Doing it day by day

It’s time for me
It’s time for us
Here’s to a new adventure
That’s just right ahead
Waiting for us....
175 · Jul 2019
Inside and Outside
Ashly Kocher Jul 2019
Sometimes our insides
Don’t match the outside
Sometimes the outside
Doesn’t match the inside

You never know what someone is going through
Physically
Emotionally
Or
Mentally

Read the entirety of the book first
Before judging just what you see from the cover
175 · Nov 2017
Internal Feelings
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Internal feelings we don’t want to face
Filled like cobwebs in a dark cool place
Stores up like memory on a computer hard drive
Taking up such massive wasted space...

Delete the storage into the trash
Let it all go, don’t bring it up and rehash

Face your feelings but don’t hold back
Take a journey on a different track
175 · May 2018
Shining Shadow
Ashly Kocher May 2018
To shine in the darkness
Is like casting a shadow onto your light
175 · Aug 2018
Counting Minutes
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
For countless days, weeks and months
You are away, but we are all ok
Knowing you’ll be back soon one day
We are all so proud that your following your dreams
Doing what you love, watching you succeed
Yes, I am lonely, but our boys need me to be strong
Your always on my mind and in my heart where you belong
The saying goes “ distance apart makes the heart grow stronger”
I count the minutes to see you, I can’t take it any longer
You make my heart melt, put a smile on my face
I thank God everyday for giving my grace
Grace to be humble
Grace to be strong
Grace for putting us together
Grace for our boys
Grace for our love
Putting us in the right place
Right where we belong
I love you more then you know
What can I say
I proud of you each and everyday!
I wrote this for a friend who’s husband is in the military and she’s raised their boys by herself.
174 · Dec 2019
Children’s Feet
Ashly Kocher Dec 2019
Pitter
Patter
Of my own children’s feet
Is one sound
I will never get to hear
#children #feet #sound # sad
174 · Mar 2018
What if?
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
What if...
Tomorrow never comes...


Would you change anything you have done?
Are you happy with your life? Would you change anything? Just a thought?
Ashly Kocher Dec 2019
In this lifetime
We will give a little, get a lot
We will give a little, take a lot
We will make mistakes, learn a lot
We will fail, yet grow in the process

In this lifetime
We will
Live
Love
Learn
Grow
Succeed

In this lifetime....
We will rise and fall
We will risk it all
We will fight
We will win
We will face sin

In this lifetime....
We will
Dream
Wish
Believe
Be challenged

In this lifetime
We will
Learn so much
Give so much
Be so much
Do so much

In other life
We will guide
We will support
We will trust
We will love
We will give
We will grow

In this lifetime and on the other side....
Added more to my original poem from yesterday...
174 · Sep 2019
Brittle and Broken
Ashly Kocher Sep 2019
We can be as brittle as broken violin strings or it can show how many hard times we’ve been through....
It can still play beautiful music yet show how much we’ve learned...
174 · Oct 2019
Call Onto Me
Ashly Kocher Oct 2019
Call onto me
In your time of need
We’ll fall together gracefully
Down to our knees
Begin to pray
That all will turn out ok
I’m always here when you need me to be
Take my hand willingly
We’ll walk together patiently
Always and forever I will be here
To guide you through all of your fears
You are so loved my dear
174 · Aug 2021
Storytellers
Ashly Kocher Aug 2021
We are all storytellers
With a chapter we omit from sharing
Look in the footnotes for a simple explanation
You don’t need to fill a chapter for your story to be heard
174 · Nov 2017
Holidays
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Halloween is over
Put the costumes away
Now the Holidays on are there way
Turkey for Thanksgiving
Presents for Christmas
Ringing in the New Year with a kiss
Don’t forget Hanukkah and Kwanza too
We all may celebrate in a different way
It comes down to happiness and love for we all say
Don’t you worry
The Holidays will be
Magical for you
No matter how you celebrate your Holiday
174 · Nov 2018
Greatest Gift
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
We all complain that we don’t get enough gifts throughout our lives....
But everyday is a gift from above...
We open our eyes everyday and wake up
I feel this is the greatest gift above all, the most amazing gift to ever be given...
174 · Sep 2019
Roots
Ashly Kocher Sep 2019
The root of all
Your problems
Start with the
Roots that grow underground
Growing and adapting to your surroundings
Blooming into something
Maybe broken and malnourished   but also beautifully flourishing from the roots you come from and learn to become
173 · Dec 2017
Believe
Ashly Kocher Dec 2017
Twinkling lights
    
   Upon the tree
            
                 Make a wish
                    
                       And
              
            Just
                      
      ­              BELIEVE
173 · Oct 2019
My Immortal
Ashly Kocher Oct 2019
I
Herby
Say
That
Poetry
Is
My
Immortal
Escape
To
The
World
Of
The
Knowingly
Unknown
173 · Oct 2019
Nothing/Everything
Ashly Kocher Oct 2019
Just because you grew up with nothing
Doesn’t mean your nothing

Just because you grew up with everything
Doesn’t mean your everything

Let that sink in for a moment...
173 · Aug 2017
Obstacles
Ashly Kocher Aug 2017
Walking across
A burning bridge
Trying to escape
But always getting burned
The oceans waves
Come crashing down
Dwindling the flames
Protecting thy self
Even the big obstacles
Can't stop you now
Continue to bounce back
Onto solid ground
Sometimes when you feel like nothing is going right, look at things in a different way. Life knocks you down but getting back up is the key.
173 · Jun 2018
Soundtrack of Life
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
Our spoken and unspoken words
         Are the soundtracks to our lives
Our life experience make the music
        The music makes the love that we feel inside our hearts
      How does your soundtrack sound?
173 · Nov 2018
Time
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
Time can be timeless
But is your time here timeles to me
Time will only tell
173 · Aug 2019
LOVE
Ashly Kocher Aug 2019
YOURSELF
FIRST
173 · Nov 2017
Ugliness
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
True ugliness
    from inside
       Greatly outshines
          your beauty
             on the outside
173 · Apr 2018
Love under the Stars
Ashly Kocher Apr 2018
It’s just you and me baby
Laying under the
S
   T
     A
       R
         S

Making love
Til the sun breaks
D
    A
        W
            N
173 · Aug 2020
Strength
Ashly Kocher Aug 2020
I long to be the person

who has strength

but strength is hard when

you have hidden pain

Hiding behind a smile

“I’m great, I’m ok”

Strength is hard

But I find courage

Everyday
Reposting this because I accidentally deleted it!
173 · Jul 2018
Anxiety...1,2,3....
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
I’m usually one to be carefree
But I’m stressed out over here
Shaking like leaves on a tree
Deep breaths in and out
One
            Two
                         Three

Ok
That’s better
I’m now back to being
Carefree...

Anxiety and stress are real
Just take a deep breath
Let go of what you feel

In the end  
We all deal with things
Just remember to breath and just
Let it go....
172 · Apr 2019
Dried up part two
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
Dried up like the tears I can not cry
I’m trying to find out why and where my inspiration and thoughts have gone and  said goodbye
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
Have you ever just back and thought about your journey of life?
Beginning from the day you were born to the current time
The ups and downs of the years gone by
The struggles and happiness of your hopes and dreams
From the first day of school
Your first dance
The first kiss
The first heartbreak
The first time you had to say goodbye
To a loved one who was always by your side
The first time you got drunk with your best friends after homecoming or prom
Graduation day that you never thought would come
Finally make it to college (sometimes you never thought would happen)
Never actually liking the “college life” and saying **** it
I wanted to be a dancer my whole life
Training for years but my future didn’t look bright
I taught in studios and been on stage
Dancing and singing my life away
I always thought this is where I would spend my life
But those plans didn’t work out so right

Fast forward to my early 20’s when I thought I was in love with an incredible man
As I mentioned before I was sexually abused but blinded my “love” for many years
Being shamed for being to fat when I weighed 110 pounds if that
Never felt wanted by him
I just wanted my life back

I began to now self inflict harm to myself to release the anger I was feeling from him
He broke up with me many times and said we were just “friends with benefits “ one last time.
We worked together one last time for the annual fair on the last night
A group of us were walking around and he disappeared for a group of girls he had found
Thank God bc best friend was there with me
He sat with me for hours since he was worried about me and what  I would do

That’s the day my best friend kissed me for the first time
Oh man did the butterflies wiggle around
I never thought him and I would be a thing
He was always on the side of the stage watching in the wings

A short couple months later we went to Atlantic City for the night
He looked at me and asked me if a great time
I relied yes it was a lot of fun he smiled and said but it was “perfect “
That was the moment he got down on one knee and said “will you marry me”
That’s the moment when my my life had changed.

Not long after that my dad got very sick and it was a very long journey from then on...
I didn’t know if my dad would make my wedding or even walk me down the aisle.
He did make my wedding, he couldn’t walk, but he was in a wheelchair by my side going down the aisle with me

That day was the happiest day so far
Married life is nothing but amazing
Even the struggles of daily life I wouldn’t have it any other way

My dad took a turn for the worst and passed away
I miss him so much everyday

My mom moved on and was getting remarried
The family of 9 now has split
We all were happy but was it too soon, for her to love on
Well funny thing now the wedding is called off

My husband and I are so much in love
Our plan for the future is to move down south

Now that I spilled out a lot in this writing
Let’s all sit back and think about how far we all have come in our
Crazy
   Loving
Happy
             Sad
Most amazing
       Thing called
                     LIFE
Just wanted to jot down a lot of memories that I’ve been through. Not a poem but more of  a writing
172 · Jul 2018
Your Heart
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
Opening your heart
To those who feel World’s a part
Result in something much greater
Right from the start
Never judge
Always open up yourself
Be the light in someone’s darkness
For you never know
How much it could impact and spread love
Throughout both your lives
172 · Aug 2018
Legally Blind
Ashly Kocher Aug 2018
I’m fully blind in my left eye
Yet I see the world through a colorful design
Partially blind in my right eye
Yet I see everything even though I’m mostly blind
It’s never been a crutch or a handicap to me
It may be hard at times, but somehow I see
See the world just like everyone else
A little distorted and fuzzy
Like looking through a kaleidoscope
But hey that’s life, this is who I am
Nothing has held me back
It’s all part of God’s plan
I wrote this for my sister who legally is blind in her left eye and partially in her right. She’s my hero and I love her.
172 · Jul 2018
Shadow Hunter in my Dreams
Ashly Kocher Jul 2018
I hunt for you in my dreams
Hunting for your shadow
To be here next to me
To feel your power
Taking over me
Sending shivers all up and down my spine
Girl your delightful
So freaking divine

At night I can’t wait
To fall asleep
So that you will appear
In the shadow of my dreams
Do what you want
Whatever you please
The girl in my dreams
Is so satisfying and tasty
Girl, come on top of me
172 · Oct 2017
Ocean Blue
Ashly Kocher Oct 2017
Like a boat sailing in the wind
Crashes through the forceful waves
Pouring out your emotions like the fish swimming through the waters
The feeling of freeness as you release all the
Hurt
Pain
Anxiety
Sadness
Guilt
Confusion
Anger
But also having the feeling of love
As your surrounded and being engulfed by the simplicity of the open waters with no end in sight
Be fearless and release all the emotions out in the open
You’ll begin to feel the heaviness of the weight being lifted
Like the anchor being pulled out from the ocean deep
You still got fight left in you
Set sail across the great big ocean blue
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