Fight Club

Written By Ashley Cummings

I'm growing tired of pretty things

And coordinating Colors;

The latest fashions and fonts.

Fuck being tan and taut.

I want to join a fight club,

Become a shadow in the night,

Wear a leather jacket and slick my hair back,

Become a villain in my own right.

I want to sink my teeth into something real

Juicy and thick,

Rudely spit out the pit.

I am not here to please or submit.

I want to dig with my fingers,

Get some life underneath my nails,

Get some dirt on my skin,

Have some stories to tell.

I'll Fight to the death

Never giving in.

Even With blood in my mouth

And cuts on my knees,

I'll try to win;

Fighting,

Clawing,

until the very 

end.

Ashley Cummings

Ashley Cummings is a Raleigh-based poet, artist, and founder of Woman Unraveled, and Curl + Co Hairstyling. A lifelong creative, her work lives at the intersection of beauty, intuition, and personal growth. Whether through words, visual art, or sculptural hairstyling, Ashley explores the quiet courage it takes to follow one’s inner voice and build a life rooted in authenticity.

Her professional journey spans nearly a decade in salon leadership and education, including advanced training at Bumble & Bumble University in New York City. Today, she leads her own bridal styling brand while raising two sons — shaping a career that honors both artistry and intentional living.

Ashley writes from lived experience — about anxiety and growth, motherhood and identity, creativity and becoming. Her voice is reflective yet grounded, gentle but honest. At her core, she believes that beauty is not about perfection, but about expression — and that healing begins the moment we stop performing and start listening to ourselves.

Check out Ashley’s businesses!
Woman Unraveled & Curl + Co

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