Wednesday, March 4th, 2026. 7:25 PM.
Always Ashley & maybe mark
Maybe the reason I haven’t seen nor heard Ashley since Sunday February 22nd is because Ashley likes quietness and darkness.
Maybe mark should be more quiet and inconspicuous –
Then maybe Ashley would make an appearance and say something.
Maybe Ashley is like the full moon –
She likes to make her appearance in the stillness of the night.
And be the brightest thing in the dark sky.
Maybe when we hugged for just a moment, Ashley –
At the corner of Cummings Way and Clinton Street . . .
My embrace of you was too soft and too gentle
Maybe that’s why you walked away
And haven’t been seen since.
Maybe it had nothing to do with me.
Maybe you’d rather just shine in the night sky all by yourself.
And enjoy being the brightest light among all the stars in the nightly heavens.
I can only wonder about you, Ashley.
I don’t know.
I can only remember that your last name begins with a B.
Maybe Ashley’s last name is Beloved.
Ashley Beloved.
Ashley, your initials are perfectly alphabetical.
Maybe Beloved is your middle name.
Then, I wonder what your last name might be.
Ashley Beloved Clear
Maybe that’s why I enjoyed being in your presence at the restaurant.
Maybe, you clear my mind of all of me –
And I may only behold you in my consciousness.
It is a refreshing thing to become selfless.
And only have Ashley Beloved at heart.
Mark's Imaginings 