Ashes : Writing

Birthdays

Birthdays

A Poem by Ashes


Birthdays, a mark of passing time.Counting all the years you metaphorically climbUntil your time is upBut I hold a different view.You see I wasn't sup..
Depression: an acrostic

Depression: an acrostic

A Poem by Ashes


Deep in your soul is this ache thatEncompasses your entire being; aPain that takes control. ItReaches out and covers like a blanket,Enveloping you in ..
Leave or Stay?

Leave or Stay?

A Poem by Ashes


Leave or stay?What does it matter anyway?Would anyone care?I know that they would.Maybe not allBut some of them could.If I did leaveWhere would traged..
Memories: An Acrostic

Memories: An Acrostic

A Poem by Ashes


MaybeExpecting that rememberingMoments like those willOrchestrate healing isRidiculous, or maybe not.Is it so ludicroustoEntertain that thought thatSo..
Broken: an Acrostic

Broken: an Acrostic

A Poem by Ashes


Battered by life andRipped to pieces, yet stillOpen to fighting toKeep moving forward,Expecting God to show up andNever settling for anything less
I don't want to

I don't want to

A Poem by Ashes


I don’t want to die I just don’t want to live Every breath is taxing Every word exhausting Because I have to be ok I do..
Close My Eyes

Close My Eyes

A Poem by Ashes


Quick write I just did. Thought it was worth sharing
She Said Yes

She Said Yes

A Poem by Ashes


The second poem of my hospital stay
How it Starts/Ends

How it Starts/Ends

A Poem by Ashes


I just got out of a hospital once again. The results of my stay were two new poems. This one I'm not as confident in. Sorry the title sucks. I never a..
Time

Time

A Poem by Ashes


She was only 16 Living in a broken home With no place to turn Her skin became a battlefield Which was going to win Her body or the ..