After Me

By J Asheley Brown and Kentrell Blanche

Relationships and friendships come and go. We give so much of ourselves that we have to be careful not to lose who we are. Our authentic selves can be found when we spend quality time alone. We cannot connect with others if we cannot first connect with self. The poetry in this collection speaks to that authentic individual in us all, separate from being someone's lover or someone's anything.

We love and we hurt, we lust and we ache in our relationships but what really happens when it is all over and we're standing alone with a broken heart?

Read AFTER ME and you will find encouragement and strength to forge a stronger you. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: J Asheley Brown
• Release date: Dec 3, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386321422

J Asheley Brown

J Asheley Brown has self published over 50 books ranging from poetry to young adult fiction and everything inbetween. He is the Creator and Editor-in-chief of a poetry publication called Poet Speak Magazine which is both an online and print magazine. When he is not busy writing he is creating and designing book covers for his company, J ASH B DESIGNS. The hardworking author is a man of faith and also a musician.

Book preview

People Arrive

at the truth

On their own terms

In their own time

You can’t force anyone to grow up

Or to get it

If you truly want to help someone

Then you have to give them

The space and the opportunity to fail

That teaches them the skill of coping

The experience of rising and falling

The daily lessons of the school of hard knocks

-J ASHELEY BROWN

Some People

are natural actors.

They will make you the star

Of their production,

Their lies if you are not careful.

-J ASHELEY BROWN

For You

I fall

Crashing faster than a meteorite

Burning out, exhausting my light

Forever changing my environment

This is my lament

For you I fall

Ignoring every red flag

Warning me of your intentions

Not keeping track of our dissensions

Allowing your betraying kisses

To beguile me and cloud my senses

This is my lament

-J ASHELEY