Ashley Lima

Joined May 2021

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I think about writing more than I write, but call myself a writer as opposed to a thinker.

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Home of the Free
The knocks came after dinner. Three raps at the front door: abrasive, aggressive, authoritative. Glen Finch put down the footrest of his recliner and stood from its familiar comfort. His middle school-aged twins looked up to him with widened eyes. He held his hand out calmly, shushing them.
By Ashley Lima3 months ago in Fiction
blizzard
Laughter echoes against the walls, The dominoes fall. "Again, again!" Shout the children. Blankets scattered across the floor
By Ashley Lima3 months ago in Poets
Hitchhiker
Stuck at the soles of my feet, she follows me, And it's hard to discern just whose destiny is predetermined. Decisive steps and movements made;
By Ashley Lima3 months ago in Poets
when life was simple
Curiosity kills the cat, but feeds the child. Collecting rocks from the forest Sorting them into categories Before ever knowing the definition of metamorphic.
By Ashley Lima3 months ago in Poets
for profit
Love thy neighbor, unless they speak a different language. Only if they conform to what you like. Got your nose tucked behind a bible,
By Ashley Lima3 months ago in Poets
I'm back—maybe?
I've been inspired. Logging into Vocal yesterday for the first time in months and seeing the onslaught of writing challenges available for this fall ignited something in me that I haven't had for quite a while.
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Writers
pushing daisies
Heaven opened up before the steeple. Fragments of grace appear upon the lawn. Shining in the hearts of all the people Who felt the silence when your soul moved on.
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
cycles
sweet amber honey, paint a portrait of your mother. watch it fade away.
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
metamorphosis
gentle abscission self-righteous impermanence - tipping of the scale.
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
at last
only a moment - stuck in slow-motion descent: the taste of freedom.
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
naked
a total eclipse as the grass becomes covered; the yearly undress.
By Ashley Lima4 months ago in Poets
angels
hear your voice in the wind as it grazes my cheek seen in the shadows on the walls every day this week felt in the mist as it falls from the sky
By Ashley Lima11 months ago in Poets

Ashley Lima

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Home of the Free

blizzard

Hitchhiker

when life was simple

for profit

I'm back—maybe?

pushing daisies

cycles

metamorphosis

at last

naked

angels

Achievements (6)