Poetry by Rowan Evans

Author’s Note

Every Word I Mean is one of the most vulnerable things I’ve written in a while—not because it hides behind metaphor, but because it refuses to.
I’m used to expressing the deepest truths in symbols, shadows, and lyrical disguises. But this time, I wanted to speak plainly. To show what it looks like when I mean something so much that I don’t need to dress it in poetry.

Every line in this piece is something I’ve said in real life—honestly, openly, without hesitation. These aren’t metaphors or masks; they’re just my truth. And putting that truth into ink feels almost more intimate than any confession I’ve written before.

This is me without armor.
Just words I meant, and still mean.

— Rowan Evans

Every Word I Mean
Poetry by Rowan Evans

If I speak it,
in words or ink,
then know I mean it.

Because I don’t say things
just to say them—
I only say them
when I feel them.

Like—
I love
your smile,
your laugh,
your nose.
(It’s cute, really.)
I think you’re beautiful,
and I’m not going anywhere.
I’m never going to leave.
I want to build a real foundation.
Show you the love and respect
you deserve.

With me,
I always want you
to feel safe and heard.

These are all things I’ve said—
not hidden in poems,
not wrapped in metaphors.
I said them plainly,
straightforward,
unshaken.

And maybe that’s why
I write it now—
not to hide the truth,
but to honor it.

To show you that
even my simplest words
carry weight,
carry intention,
carry you.

Because when I say anything—
whether in ink
or breath—
it’s because I feel it:
every syllable,
every moment,
every piece of you
that I’ve come to love.

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[Over and Over]
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[The Power You Give Me]
A poem about sacred intimacy, quiet devotion, and the kind of connection that feels like sorcery without spells. The Power You Give Me explores how trust, desire, and vulnerability turn touch into magic—and why real power is held by the person who lets you close.

[Carved From Intention]
A poem about the quiet, deliberate way I love—and the frustration of being misunderstood. Not all affection is loud or scattered; some of us give ourselves slowly, carefully, and only with intention.

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