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Hello everyone! My name is Ashley and I’m from Ohio. I have been writing since I was younger. I enjoy writing poetry and short stories. I express myself better through writing. I have been participating in The Poetry Marathon for the past four years. Thank you for the opportunity to express myself, I love the challenge ✍🏽📝📖
No Justice, No Peace -Haiku (HR 1)
…America
Midnight Blues on Jazzy Day
Poem 12
Midnight Blues On a Jazzy Day
By: Ashley L Powers
I remember sitting at this spoken word café
Sitting there all by myself
Sipping on my mocha
Snapping my finger and clapping my hands
Listening to everyone who stepped up on that stage
I sat back listening to everything they had to say
I listened to every detail
Wondering if I might find an answer to life
In someone else’s story
But no one seems to answer what I questioned
But the sound of their voices were so soothing
It kept me in a daze
Made me so happy
But then a breath of fresh air hit the stage
And it caught me off guard
I jumped up and sat straight
Because he had my attention
The words flowing outta his mouth
Soaked into my soul
I could understand everything he was saying
I looked at his brown skin
His long locs
That goatee
He kept me so intrigued
Looking at his juicy lips
Just watching the words roll off his tongue
Damn
That’s all I could say
Muscular built
Watched as his arms moved in a rhythm
Watched as his form took over my mind
And I wanted my body to connect with him
He was speaking of love
Speaking know how hard it is to find
And how hard it is to keep it
With every letter I was spelling out what he was saying
He spoke on how at night he longed for someone to be by his side
Someone to hold and tell that he loved her
He spoke of how he would make her feel
That he would make her feel like a queen
And it felt like he was calling out my name
The jazz music connected our souls
Had me swaying to his tone
Man I think I’m in love
IN LOVE with the midnight blues he was speaking
Had me feeling like Lauryn Hill
Damn he was killing me softly
As if he had been a spy
Watching my whole life
And as he stood on that stage
He was speaking my life with the most beautiful sound flowing with it
As if my life didn’t have any flaws
He had me wrapped up in his every movement
His every sway and when out eyes connected
He smiled as if he knew I was in love with him
The jazz music played On and On and my soul was melting into its melody
His midnight blues had me on this jazzy day
When he ended what he had to say
He looked out into the audience
The music came to a sharp end
He looked right at me
Smiled and said Will you be my queen
On that jazzy day
I fell in love with the midnight blues
Finish Line
Poem 11
Finish Line
By: Ashley L Powers
I can see it
This journey was bittersweet
Unclogged my mind
Allowed me to spill my thoughts
True freedom
It’s so close
I can feel it
I accepted the challenge
I killed it
One more poem to go
The checker flags are waving
It’s over
I MADE IT!
Self Love
Poem 10
Self Love
By: Ashley L Powers
I’m proud of who I am
The woman before you has been through many trials
Had to fall on my face numerous times
But each time taught me a lesson
Not ashamed of my failures
Each time presented a challenge
And every time I accepted them
Fought through them
And came out victorious
I had to learn to love myself
Because if I didn’t
How was I going to know if others really loved me
The end result is the woman standing before you
Shattered but never broken
Damaged but not destroyed
Peace
Poem 9
Peace
By: Ashley L Powers
Solitude
Stillness
Alignment
Lightness
Frequencies freely flowing
Enjoyment
Laughter
Reclaiming everything once stolen
Completeness
Fulfillment
Positive vibes
Connection
Exiting the matrix
Joyous moments
Mindfulness
All the things needed to take back…..
….my inner peace ☮️
Quickie
Poem 8
Quickie ((WARNING….if poems like this make you uncomfortable please skip))
By: Ashley L Powers
Our eyes meet
And I get chills down my spine
I close my eyes and dream of you
Your hands on my thighs
My body shakes at the thought of you
Wondering what you feel like
Grey sweatpants
Your imprint
The only thing on my mind
Lusting, trust me
I can imagine you thrusting…
…whew damn now I’m mesmerized
Daydreaming
Wet dreams
And I’m at my peak
Temperature rising
I would be lying
If I said you didn’t bring out my inner freak
Open my eyes
And to my surprise
We’re face to face
My back against the bathroom stall
Nails in your back
You deep inside me
Giving me your all
I release
You release
Our energies connect
You and I both can’t deny
Us together….
Creates some bomb ass sex
I wipe the lip gloss from your lips
And I fix my hair
We straighten up our clothes
Sneaking out the bathroom….
…..back to work we go
Show Me ((Will You Love Me?))
Poem 7
Show Me ((Will You Love Me?))
By: Ashley L Powers
It’s just me, my pen, and my thoughts
It’s one of those days where tears fill my eyes
And my heart weighs a ton
Where are you because I need you
I need to hear you tell me everything will be okay
I want for you to look at me with all my scars and my broken heart
And tell me that you’ll stay
I don’t want the make believe
Spare me the fairy tales
Don’t sell me a dream
I want you to give me your all
I need you to love me with every fiber of your being
I need to know you will love me when things get too hard to bare
I need you, but I need to know that you care
I need you to love me for me
Will you be there to take care of me?
If I hit rock bottom and all I have to offer is my love
Would you stay with me?
I’m not perfect
But I’m definitely worth it
I truly need you to love me because I deserve it
I promise that I would give you everything inside of me
But only if you show me that you’ll worth it
Everyone else folded
Damaged me and left me broken
Are you willing to love all my broken pieces?
Are you patient enough to help me heal?
Are you willing to show me how real love feels?
I know I’m probably asking for too much
But I need reassurance
That if I give you my mind, body, and soul
You won’t hurt me
Be Careful
Poem 6
Be Careful
By: Ashley L Powers
Be careful what you pray for
Prayed to God to feel loved by a man like you
He placed you in my life
And what did you do?
You destroyed me
So God replaced you
In return gave me a miniature version that carries the same name as you
God that was a petty move
I guess next time I’ll be a little more thorough when I talk to you
Frozen in Time
Poem 5
Frozen in Time
By: Ashley L Powers
Every time I close my eyes
I remember you in your last days
Your eyes big with fright
Tears streaming down your face
I remember it like it happened yesterday
The day cancer took you away
…..Memories I wish could be erased