Poetry: Reflections Archives | A. J. Ashé

Overcontrolling: The Gentle Unravelling

A black-and-white image of a woman sitting by a window, gently untying string wrapped around a stack of papers, symbolising overcontrol, release, reflection, and the soft process of unravelling.

Control. Such a small word for such a vast, tender terrain. This poetic reflection invites you to explore the grip of fear and the soft release that follows.

The Weaver: What the Ruins Taught Me About Repair

Black and white image of a woman carefully repairing a broken ceramic bowl, symbolising healing, repair, resilience, and gathering broken pieces with care.

The Weaver enters after the storm, not to erase what broke, but to gather what remains. This reflection explores repair, fragments, emotional resilience, sacred brokenness, and the quiet truth that healing does not always mean becoming untouched.

Part Two: The Soft Gathering

Black and white image of a woman sewing quietly by a window, reflecting softness, self-repair, emotional healing, and gathering the self after upheaval.

A gentle reflection on returning to ourselves after emotional turmoil — not through dramatic breakthroughs, but through subtle shifts, quiet belief, and the slow gathering of the fragmented parts of the self. This piece honours vulnerability as part of healing, and reminds us that sometimes becoming whole begins softly.

Part 1.75 – The Moment I Almost Believed Myself

Black and white image of a solitary woman standing barefoot in an open doorway, looking out toward a misty path, symbolising self-trust, transition, and the quiet beginning of belief.

There’s a moment in healing no one warns you about.
It’s not the beginning — and it’s not quite the becoming.
It’s the moment you almost believe yourself.
And then the doubt arrives —
dressed as protection.

After The Hush: Echoes Of A Soft Rebellion

Black and white image of a solitary woman standing in a misty landscape at dawn, symbolising quiet resilience, inner return, and the gentle strength of a soft rebellion.

Healing rarely walks in straight lines.
It loops. It echoes. It hushes, then howls.
And sometimes, what feels like repetition is actually deepening —
the soul returning to the same truth, but with new hands.

Part 0.5 Before The Parts: The Unfolding

Black and white image of a woman standing in a doorway, looking out into soft mist, symbolising threshold, unfolding, inner awakening, and the quiet beginning of self-discovery.

The piece explores the complex journey of discovering personal autonomy, highlighting the emotional struggles of realising the importance of boundaries. It reflects on feelings of grief, confusion, and the uncomfortable nature of asserting oneself. Ultimately, it advocates for self-compassion and the gradual process of reclaiming one’s identity and desires.

Meeting the Many Within – Part One of The Inner Gathering Series

Black and white image of a solitary figure standing in a dim room surrounded by faint shadow-like figures, symbolising the many inner selves, self-reflection, and the beginning of inner gathering.

We are not one, but the sum of many parts. A reflection archetypes encountered through healing

Living By Unwritten Scripts: A Soft Rebellion

A black-and-white image of a crumpled handwritten note listing phrases like “be quiet,” “fit in,” and “always be strong,” symbolising inherited conditioning, unwritten rules, and quiet rebellion.

The post reflects on inherited conditioning that restricts individual authentic expression, likening it to unspoken societal rules. It calls for a rejection of these “polite shadows” of ourselves, urging a journey of self-discovery and soft rebellion. Ultimately, it invites reflection on rewriting one’s personal narrative to embrace truth and tenderness.

Forgetting to Remember: A Conversation with the Self

Black and white image of a woman sitting by an open window with a journal, reflecting self-remembering, inner stillness, patience, and emotional healing.

Sometimes remembering only arrives after we have forgotten long enough. This reflection explores patience, journaling, self-forgiveness, softness, and the quiet invitation to return to the self we thought we had lost.

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