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]