Ashley Acri : Writing

Catherine

Catherine

A Poem by Ashley Acri


A tribute to one of the best young women I've ever met
A Spring Awakening of a Different Kind

A Spring Awakening of a Different Kind

A Poem by Ashley Acri


This poem discusses a new life, though not in the literal sense.
Why Can't You Just Be Lonely?

Why Can't You Just Be Lonely?

A Poem by Ashley Acri


Based on the song "So Soon" by Mariana's Trench
Sunshine and Daisies

Sunshine and Daisies

A Poem by Ashley Acri


If we are lucky, we meet one true friend in our lifetime.I have been so incredibly blessed to have three.To pookie, and Hilleybilly, and Paigero tooI ..
The One in the Flannel Shirt

The One in the Flannel Shirt

A Poem by Ashley Acri


You pick things up and put them down.Did you know my heart was one of them?You smile that adorable half smile and I turn so red you could mistake me f..
Spanglish

Spanglish

A Poem by Ashley Acri


As a young woman learning a second language, I wanted a new way to integrate my second language into my first one. And now we have Spanglish.
Never Again

Never Again

A Poem by Ashley Acri


We often find ourselves running to what (and who) we are comfortable with, no matter how destructive that behavior might be in the end.
This is not my body, I just live in it

This is not my body, I just live in it

A Poem by Ashley Acri


College wreaks havoc on your body, in more ways than one.
Beat

Beat

A Poem by Ashley Acri


An amazing professor once told me that if we do not define our terms, we will never understand the people around us. So in my life I have begun to def..
When In Doubt...

When In Doubt...

A Poem by Ashley Acri


Doubt seems to be synonymous with both adolescence and young adulthood. I think that we oftentimes get so wrapped up in the surface value of this doub..