I need a new dream
To fill this void
There’s an itch I can’t seem to scratch
A hunger
That nothing will please,
I run faster and faster
Toward every new thing
Hoping it will fix me
But in the end
It’s all tasteless
Like gum chewed too long
The novelty is lost
The flavor is gone
How do I fill
This ravenous, nervous pit
It prowls all day and refuses to relent
I could throw it a steak
But then it’d want dessert
A selfish, gluttonous thing
Whatever I feed it
Is never enough.
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.
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Woman Unraveled & Curl + Co
