Author’s Note

Same Sky sits in the space between distance and closeness.

It’s about the kind of connection that feels real, even when it isn’t physically present. The kind that inspires growth, while also bringing fear to the surface.

There’s a vulnerability in wanting someone–not just near you, but in your world. In admitting that their presence matters, even without defining what that presence is.

At its core, this piece isn’t about certainty.

It’s about longing.

The quiet, persistent kind–
that simply wants someone here.

— Rowan Evans

Same Sky
Poetry by Rowan Evans

Don’t take it personally,
when I retreat—
disappear inside of me.
I’m reflecting—
is this something
I need protecting from?

These feelings
that I’m feeling,
they scare me.

It’s terrifying,
sometimes—
the way you
make me feel.

The way I want to change myself,
not because you asked me to—
because you inspire me,
to be better than I was
the day before.

So I look to the heavens
with feet planted,
connected to the surface
of the planet.
Feet, the roots,
grounding me.

Even if I don’t feel
rooted to the ground
beneath.

Eyes on the stars,
mapping scars
traced from afar.

Ocean’s edge,
is the reminder
of the—

Through the waves,
I’d swim.

I’d leave behind
my life and everything
I’ve ever known.

It’s an internal insistence,
to close the distance.
A longing to stand under
the same stars,
in the same sky
on the same night.

To be able to look over,
to know you’re near.
Friend or more,
I don’t care.

I just…

I want you there.

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