Big Catches

Impact

I am determined 
to transform every awkward part of me
every tear
every fragment of pain
every feeling of misfit
into a masterpiece of a life
one in which
possesses power

and purpose
one that radiates LOVE
in such a way that even those
in distant lands 
feel my touch
rays of sunshine
SONshine
healing rays
warming rays
rays of hope
rays of light
dispelling darkness and all of its bondage

Fetal Position

Grown woman

growing woman

working woman

full-time and part-time

earning dollars

paying bills

dreaming dreams

hoping hopes

touching lives

envisioning visions

seeing manifestations

praying prayers

waiting...

hearing answer

planning lessons

teaching children

encouraging youth

empowering souls

washing dishes

running errands

intercessing

checking on loved ones

mopping floors

doing laundry

wiping tears

meditating on WORD

Neosporin 

painting pictures

reading words

writing letters and papers

mailing love

making mistakes

working to improve

making plans

acting actions

trying

grown woman

growing woman

and yet sometimes

I just want to 

cUrL uP

in FETAL POSITION

wrapped in love

wrapped in warmth

hats off

boxing gloves down

and just be

HELD

One Step At A Time

I Am Enough

Grapplling With Time

Sometimes I feel time is running away from me

Other times I feel like time is TAKING FOREVER!!!!!

running out of...

losing...

making up for lost...

in sync with... 

rarely ahead of...

feeling like I need more of...

trying to make the most of...

TIME

pressure building 

anxieties rising

trying to find answers and ways, words and ideas

trying to make right moves

in the nick of...

just in...

right on...

TIME

tick tocks trying to dictate heart rhythms and blood pressure

but wisdom takes a deep breath

takes a step back

then picks up the clock

and runs with it

with all its might

with all my might

with all that it is

with all that I am

making the most of what is

unmoved by what is not

unshaken by the ticking

making melodies, rhythms, recording lyrics

that refuse to be bound by the tempo of the clock

tick tock

tick tock

tick tock

grabbing hold of time

dancing with it

attentive to it

yet not bound by it

my essence exceeding its barriers

time in my Father's hands

time handed to me

to steward

to use

to spend

to run with it

in wisdom

in truth

in boldness

with power

And I Know He Watches Over Me PII

And I Know He Watches Over Me

More Than A Conquerer

This piece was created for someone dear to me at a time when my words and hugs couldn't touch the places that needed to be touched...

This piece was created when I couldn't "fix" anything...

This piece was created in hopes of encouraging him...

This piece was created to let him know I care and am in his 

corner..

This piece was created to remind him that everything was going to be alright...

Painting with Purpose

Painting to emPower

Painting to uplift People

~Ashley Jataun Moore

Pain to Piece to Peace

If I could put my pain on canvas

and walk away free

I'd do just that

If I could capture my tears in ink caplets

I'd release them in handwritten poems

and keep my pillows clean

"Band-aids can't heal a soul

but time and paint can"

~Ashley Jataun Moore

Seeing "Me in Action" Through Someone Else's Eyes