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Ashly Kocher Dec 2019
You come to a fire what do you do?
Run away or walk right through?
Be brave and run through the flames
Determination is the end game...
Figuratively speaking that is...
Ashly Kocher Dec 2019
A moment like this
Endless bliss
As the crowds gather round
Ready for holiday sounds
Lights, lasers and pyro galore
Honoring those who are with us no more
Blood, sweat and tears you leave on the stage
Shining in the spotlight, singing your hearts away
Sharing your passion with us leading up to Christmas Day
What a wonderful tradition to see you every year
Helping us get into the holiday cheer
As you sing , in one of my favorite songs,
“Merry Christmas, Merry Merry Christmas, Have a Merry Christmas Now”
SING IT!
Never let that light go dark, even in troubled times, you have all your TSO angels, watching over you, all the time...
Ashly Kocher Nov 2021
You search for magic that swirls around your head, encapsulated by the stories told through your eyes, finding endless possibilities as you dance on cloud nine.
You smile because your loved , you laugh because your happy, you cry because life is beautiful, even through the darkest of times.
Ashly Kocher Jun 2018
I’m at the end of my rope
It’s slipping away
Holding on tight
Losing grip
Hands all torn up
Blood dripping down my arms
Trying to ease the pain
Nothing is helping it go away
Do I just let go
See what happens
Maybe I will fall
Or maybe I will
Rise above it all
Don’t ever give up
Even if your at the end of your rope
Maybe something better is there
Just gotta have hope
Look at every situation
As a challenge of your strength
You have so much more to give
Each day you awake
Is the start of a blank page...
Even at the end of your rope never give up hope
Ashly Kocher Apr 2021
Just because you can’t find the rainbows end; doesn’t mean you can’t find happiness, it’s waiting for you around the bend...
Ashly Kocher Oct 2017
Enlighten my soul with the words in your heart
Live for the moment in which you feel is right
Sit back and think about your life before you take flight
Clear the air of the pollution around you
Go towards the end of the runway and think of those happy times and memories
For, after all, you may not be able to take flight
For you were just playing a role in a show and this isn’t really you

Lights go out
The audience leaves
You removed your mask and cape from the character you played

Your right back where you were and have to start all over again.....
Ashly Kocher Dec 2018
I never thought I’d end up with you
But ending up with you has left me thoughtlessly in love
With my best friend
Ashly Kocher May 2019
Enjoy the sunshine while it last
Any second it’ll turn dark and rain will fall full blast
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
You and I

       Go together like

        Peanut butter and fluff....



Enough said...
Ashly Kocher Sep 2018
Stay humble
Stay strong
Stay you
As two hearts combined now become the glue
The glue that holds your life together

No matter where life takes you
No matter what life throws at you
Your two hearts are entangled as one
While you confess your love under the bright, shining sun
I wrote this for my nephew who is getting married at the end of the month.
Ashly Kocher Jul 2020
Did
You
Just
Come
For
The
Show?
I’ll
Entertain
You
When
You
Stop
And
Look
Around
And
Stop
Talking
Beh­ind
My
Back...
Entertain
Me
By
Talking
To
My
Face...
Ashly Kocher May 2019
You count the minutes for the water to boil
Now you just wait to see when it will boil over
Tick
Tock
Tick
Tock
Getting closer
Getting closer
Eruption....
Ashly Kocher Apr 2020
If your going to thank
“Essential workers “
Thank them
ALL
And don’t leave anyone out...
We are all busting our butts no matter what our job is, we are working and doing our part to keep this world up and running...

Thank you to ALL the people ( no matter how big or how small your job is....)
Ashly Kocher Sep 2020
Even though...

I didn’t know I was pregnant with you
I didn’t know exactly when you were due
I will never forget you...
Tomorrow will be 4 months since my miscarriage....
I think I’ve been strong
I think I’m ok
It’s hard to comprehend
But In the end
I know my angel baby is in Heaven doing ok
Ashly Kocher Nov 2019
Sometimes
Being alone
Even for a couple hours
Makes your mind get thinking
Of how things have changed so much
Things that we have lost or moved away
How continually life is changing
Even for the better
Ever changing
Life
Ashly Kocher May 2020
The world is changing
Day by day
Hour by hour
Even minute by minute
All we need is to have strength and hope
Believe in you and where your meant to be
This situation is tough and unbearable at times
But we will all get through this and regain normalcy in our lives
Change is happening
Embrace it now
Don’t let fear win out
The change starts now
Ashly Kocher May 2021
How can I
F
A
L
L

In love with you more
With each passing day

The
S
P
A
R
K

Between us is like an everlasting burning
F
L
A
M
E
Ashly Kocher Jun 2019
Happiness is all around
Time is turned upside down
Love is everlasting space
When I’m in your warm embrace
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
Everyday is a blessing
Every minute is precious
Every second is beautiful
When I’m with you...
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
Everyday the sun rises
Everyday the sun sets

Everyday I try to live
Live a life of no regret

Everyday I will do my best
My best just isn’t yet

Everyday I love myself
     Love myself a little more
            Sometimes a little less
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
Everlasting
         and
      Undying love
        Ten years  ago today
           We became ONE
I couldn’t imagine life without you
Look how far we both have come
The moment you embrace me in your arms
I knew it was real and I had your
          Everlasting  
                and
         Undying love
Ashly Kocher Feb 2019
Every rainbow has its story
Every rain storm comes to an end
Every day the sun rises
Every night the moon glows high
Every day there’s hustle and bustle
Every night we all sleep tight
Every night we all say goodnight
Every morning is a blessed sight
Everything happens like it should
Creating a beautiful storybook
Of the lives we have been given
Chapter by chapter
Book by book
Story by story
A rainbows story that never sees  its end
Ashly Kocher Sep 2022
Fragmented existence
Broken, scattered pieces, clear as glass
Like grains of sand
Slipping through the cracks
Holding onto something that you can never get back
The past is in the past, otherwise suffocating you
Yet, instantly can be transported back, in time
Like broken hands on the clock stuck in constant  rewind
Spiraling down the unsteady staircase
Falling completely into a hypnotic state
Snapped back to reality, difference of perspective staring you in the face
Ashly Kocher Feb 2018
Holding on to what doesn’t exist
Tricking your mind to think it’s real
Believing in its existence
Makes the nonexistent
Become as real as you and me
Ashly Kocher Oct 2018
Trying to fit the mold
                  Of someone else’s expectations
Ashly Kocher May 2021
Far beyond the expectations and limitations of that in which we can not see , lies the potential for an even better place where expectations and limitations will be waiting for you and me...
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Having expectations.....
......meeting disappointment
Ashly Kocher May 2019
There is no expiration date or best used by date on your life....
....always live life to the fullest and be thankful for another day because the future is not promised...
Ashly Kocher Feb 2019
Water rises
Rivers flood
Like my heart exploding
With our love
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.....
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
If it’s up to me
    I’ll try again
        Swallow my pride
             Not runaway and hide
For me this is an outlet
             Expressing myself
Regardless of opinions
       I do this for ME
If I touch someone’s heart
        For when I write
I’ve accomplished something
           Hey, that’s a start...
Sometimes it’s a swing and a miss
Not everything is roses and glitter
      Sometimes you’ll get dissed
I put so much hard work in all of this
     Be fierce and love what you do
Someone out there will be proud of you
Ashly Kocher Dec 2019
Loves the days where you imaginarily roll your eyes about a thousand times from all the crazy ******* lies
Spewing from peoples mouths like it’s their job....
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
If you look deep into someone’s eyes
You will follow the map into their lives

Look deep into my eyes
And you will see
A lifetime of ups and downs
But happiness of what all of you
Made me to be

My eyes are the map into my life
Look closely to see
How all of you
Have immensely impacted me..
Ashly Kocher Feb 2018
My eyes sparkle
Through the darkness
Like the stars in the sky
A shooting star goes passing by
Sending sparks, lighting up the sky
Like rain falling, tears fill up my eyes
Pretending like nothings wrong
But a storm is brewing inside
Through the darkness
There’s always light
Each passing storm
Usually ends oh so bright
Dancing in the storm
Brings me happiness
Even with the thunder and lighting
Like my eyes, always has a sparkle of light
Kind of a different rhythm and take on a poem... what do you think?
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
We all don’t always see eye to eye
But you never know when there’s no chance to say goodbye
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
As I read a Facebook post
I immediately get angered...
Someone had announced they were expecting their 4th child, they found out with a girl...
They went for another ultrasound and to their surprise it wasn’t a girl after all
It was a boy (“it” was hiding)

They posted a status saying “feeling emotional”
“Felling depressed “
I thought to myself “why?” Your having a healthy baby...
I continued to read and it says..
“ We are depressed because we wanted a baby girl, please pray for us during this difficult time and we now adjust to having another boy”
I was confused because your blessed to have another child as so many (like myself) aren’t blessed to have children...
I understand you were happy when you were told it was a girl, but to post your upset and please pray for us?
I don’t understand that part....
Many people around the world would be overjoyed to have a child and your depressed over this....
So sad, especially when you write this on a social media site for all to see...
I pray that you love this healthy child and come to realize how blessed you are to have baby #4......
Rant over.... sorry I just don’t understand people sometimes...
Ashly Kocher Feb 2021
Ignoring the sadness
Covering it with happiness
Doesn’t heal the wounds
That you had no control over
Except the scars that were made
Understanding all the pain
Wont make the wounds go away
But the healing process can begin
Once you face the trauma for your own sake...
Ashly Kocher Feb 2021
Not wanting to talk about something because then you have to acknowledge that it really happened and face it...
Ashly Kocher Jan 2018
With the technology we have today
Couldn’t we just hit a button and FaceTime someone that’s to far away
One call to heaven to see your face
To hear your voice and look into your eyes
Would be the greatest gift to your surprise
Who would you FaceTime one more time?
My dad
Ashly Kocher Nov 2017
You can throw your hands up
And walk away
Or you can face the problem
And move on with your day
Ashly Kocher Apr 2019
Don’t fear what you fear the most
Embrace it
Raise a glass and make a toast
Fear comes in all different forms
Just dance in the rain and wait for the storm
You’ll make it through, you’ve done it before
Don’t give in to fear, don’t let it take hold
Remove the mask, face your fear in the face
Sometimes fear, can be replaced
Support and love can help you through
Make a change, face the world, don’t let fear stop your world
Ashly Kocher Dec 2020
Faded...


....just like a distant memory or an overexposed photo....

Faded...
Ashly Kocher Aug 2021
Just because the footprints of your past fade away, doesn’t mean that they haven’t been seen by someone who needed guidance in their own life…
Ashly Kocher Nov 2018
Just stop for one minute
Think about all those friends you “used to have”
Still “friends” on social media
But not in “real” life
What happened to our friendship?
What went wrong?
Was our “friendship” in the past even real?
Take a moment to ponder where you would be now if:
You did something differently
You kept in contact more during those times
You said something different...
Would your friendship still be like it used to?
Just a thought
Here’s to all the memories we still carry in our hearts but the friendships that have faded away from us....
Ashly Kocher May 2018
Fairytales rarely come true
But my fairytale came true
      Because of you
You are my heart
   You are my world
       You are my rock
          You are my heartbeat

      Fairytales do come true
         If you just believe
Ashly Kocher Feb 2020
Just because I don’t have ashes on my head
Doesn’t mean I don’t celebrate Lent
I do not go to church at all
Yet I pray everyday
We all have different ways
Of showing our
Faith
Ashly Kocher Jun 2020
Rolling the dice
Catching angel eyes
Acting surprised
Looking at the stars
Unveiling my scars
Always raising the bar
I’ve come so far
Never looking back
On the things of the past
That I can not change
I can only make way
To the future ahead
Don’t hang my head
Just have faith
Hope will guide your way...
Finished version of my write called “ A work in Progress”
Ashly Kocher Nov 2020
F    A   I    T    H
———————
F   E   A   R

GETS ME HERE
TO WHERE I’M
MEANT TO BE

Faith
Over
Fear...
Ashly Kocher Mar 2018
When you come home at night
Wipe your makeup off
Let your hair down
Change your cloths....

Are you still the same person
You just were or are you living two different lives?

Living in disguise
Isn’t always a bad thing
But being the same person
Regardless of what you wear
How you wear your makeup or
How beautiful your hair looks...

Just be who you are always
No matter the atmosphere
You don’t want to be noted as
The fake one.....
Don’t be fake, be real. Be yourself always.
Ashly Kocher Nov 2021
Crisp morning air
Cool breeze blanketing your skin
Sun rising high above
Taking it all in
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