When I'm tossed upon life's stormy seas And I don't know what to do, I'll fix my eyes upon the cross And hold to what is True - When my life gets rough and challenging- Through the dark I cannot see- Then I'll ask you for your guidance And trust your plan for me. - … Continue reading When Life Is Hard
Ashley Daughtler
Where I’m From
I am from broken keyboards From Sharpies and MicroPerforate. I am from the lost pencils tucked in the couch (Sharp, pointed, they poked at my skin). I am from big, green jackfruits The sweet, sappy fruit that smells up the house I am from warm rolls and wavy hair, From Joan and Geraldine. I'm from … Continue reading Where I’m From
She Has Left Me
I loved her and thought she loved me, But that is now no more. She has left me ne’er to return, But wait-there’s something at the door It is a shadow-the shadow of my grief. And to me it continuously clings. It scorns and laughs at all my pain, And my heart, its dark deeply … Continue reading She Has Left Me