Ashley Crooks-AllenHomeEvery day when my dog, Huey and I return to my apartment I point to the door and say “Home” I am beginning to suspect that I am trying to...
Ashley Crooks-Allen#BlackLivesMatter*When I scream Black Lives Matter There is an asterisk in the back of my throat that whispers *this does not apply to me My life does not...
Ashley Crooks-AllenWe should probably prepare for the things we pray for/ Today I got good news and I criedI wish that I could say that they were happy tears I wish I could tell you that I sobbed because I was grateful But I found myself...
Ashley Crooks-AllenFor when they do not love you the way that you want them to...Love them anyway Not the way you love yourself That is too sacred Love them like a sunset You know they will leave But they are still...
Ashley Crooks-Allen#CoronaChallenge/ I Hear Everyone's Doing itI almost died alone We were in the midst of a pandemic So died should scare me the most But it was alone It is alone Alone is supposed to...