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Something

There's something about 
summer evenings that 
remind me of you...  

When the sun 
begins to retreat 
so that the stars 
can come through...  
June 28, 2022 by Ash Ochoa Poetry Categories: My PoetryTags: Me, Poetry, Something, stars, Summer, You 7 Comments

Final Notice

There is no 
final notice or 
friendly reminder 
when people are 
meant to leave us. 

They are taken. 
 
Without apology 
or remorse.
June 23, 2022October 24, 2022 by Ash Ochoa Poetry Categories: My PoetryTags: Bedside, Death, Nursing, Patients 11 Comments

Pass It

In my mind 
we're sharing 
this cigarette 
while passing it  
hand to hand...  

But then I 
remember that 
you're not 
really here...  

And it falls 
right into 
the sand. 
June 22, 2022 by Ash Ochoa Poetry Categories: My PoetryTags: Missing you, Poetry, You 16 Comments

Lunch

The anxiety 
I can't place 
penetrates 
my stomach 
in uneasy 
twists... 

Subsequently 
churning, 
knotting, 
and rioting 
against my 
acidified 
lunch. 
June 4, 2022 by Ash Ochoa Poetry Categories: My PoetryTags: anxiety, No reason, Poetry, Whatsoever 4 Comments

Blurry

Blurred lines and 
fuzzy features imitate 
the objects I know. 

The fire alarm...  
is just a beige blur. 

The carpet... 
is just a sea of 
synthetic fibers.
 
And the bedside lamp...  
is just an incandescent 
inferno. 

But in the morning 
I'm sure they'll be clear.
May 1, 2022 by Ash Ochoa Poetry Categories: My PoetryTags: A little alcohol, Blurry, Late nights, Poetry 3 Comments

Pulled

I think that by nature 
we gravitate to those 
who mirror our emotions. 

Those of us who are 
lost and grasping 
for comfort seem to be 
drawn to those also 
desperate for connection... 

Only to find our own
condolences in the 
reassurance we give. 
April 22, 2022October 24, 2022 by Ash Ochoa Poetry Categories: My PoetryTags: Connection, Lost, Mirroring 81 Comments

Relentless

The future always finds us. 

It finds us without hesitation, effort 
or probable cause... 

Tormenting us 
relentlessly 
with small pokes 
and large prods. 

And there's no way 
to outrun it or 
ability to hide... 

Unless time chooses 
to take you... 
Or you decide to die. 
April 19, 2022 by Ash Ochoa Poetry Categories: My PoetryTags: Death, Fate, Future, Nursing, Patients, Poetry, suicide 9 Comments

Labyrinth

Her mind is  
a labyrinth 
of what-ifs 
and have-nots. 

A self-inflicted 
maze which
spirals...

Twists... 

And constricts... 

Until finally 
cascading into 
what she craves 
and fears most.
April 10, 2022 by Ash Ochoa Poetry Categories: My PoetryTags: Cravings, Fears, Labyrinth, Me, Mind, Poetry, Thoughts 12 Comments

Whose

The secrets
we shared  
helped relieve 
us of our solitude...  

But then yours 
became mine, 
and mine 
became yours...  

And we could 
no longer remember 
whose was whose. 
April 8, 2022 by Ash Ochoa Poetry Categories: My PoetryTags: Poetry, secrets, You 5 Comments

Apparently

Secrets, 
sentiments, 
stories, 
and lies...  

You speak 
only bullshit 
to get between 
thighs... 
April 3, 2022November 1, 2022 by Ash Ochoa Poetry Categories: My PoetryTags: Bullshit, Lies, Poetry, secrets 5 Comments

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