Poetry by Rowan Evans

Author’s Note

This piece is about the space between independence and intimacy.
About wanting without needing, and how that can sometimes feel scarier than either extreme.

It isn’t a confession or a plea—it’s an acknowledgement.
Of fear, of feeling and of the quiet hope that choosing someone doesn’t mean losing yourself.

— Rowan Evans

Not a Need
Poetry by Rowan Evans

Sometimes
it’s hard for me
to say what I feel.

Sometimes
I just want to
close my mouth,
and not let a peep out.

Sometimes
I have so much
I want to say,
but…

I’m scared.

I’m terrified.
Honestly, I’m overwhelmed.

Overwhelmed
by how much
you make me feel.
By how much
I want…

You.

It’s not a need,
I’m just fine on my own.
But maybe,
with you,

it’d be better
than being alone.

If you’re interested in more poetry, you can find it here → [The Library of Ashes]