The Library of Ashes
Here, every poem is a smoldering page — whispered confessions, soft ruins, and sacred rage. Wander newest to oldest.
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The Streets I Walk When I Sleep | A Poem About Dreams, Love, and Emotional Longing
“The Streets I Walk When I Sleep” is a deeply intimate free verse poem about recurring dreams, emotional connection, longing across distance, and the strange feeling of remembering places and moments that have never happened in waking life.
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Separate Timelines | A Poem About Distance, Time Zones, and Unspoken Love
“Separate Timelines” is a surreal and deeply introspective free verse poem about emotional distance, time zones, vulnerability, and the fear of losing a connection that already feels meaningful before the words are ever spoken aloud.
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Memories From a Life Yet to Come | A Poem About Dreams, Longing, and Emotional Alignment
Some dreams feel less like fantasy and more like memory. “Memories From a Life Yet to Come” is a reflective free verse poem about longing, displacement, emotional alignment, and the strange comfort of recognizing yourself more clearly in dreams than in waking life.
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From Here, Not Of Here – A Poem About Cultural Disconnection and Belonging
A reflective free verse poem about feeling emotionally disconnected from the place you were born, and realizing that leaving isn’t escape—it’s alignment.
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Altars and Roses – A Gothic Poem About Poetry, Devotion, and Emotional Architecture
A gothic free verse poem about poetic identity, recurring symbolism, devotion, and the quiet humanity beneath dramatic imagery.
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Finish What You Started – A Poem About Transformation, Shadows, and Rebirth
A dark introspective poem about confronting the past, carrying old versions of yourself, and realizing that the only way forward is through the fire.
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The Shadow and the Spark – A Mortal Kombat Inspired Poem About Mental Conflict and Survival
A psychologically charged free verse poem using Mortal Kombat imagery to explore anxiety, depression, identity, and the realization that survival matters more than victory.
Poetry by Rowan Evans 