'an anthology of poetry and short stories'
It's Not
It's not that I want to see you burn
and it's not that I would harm you,
but if I were to see you on the floor
crying out for mercy-
I would turn the other way.
and it's not that I would harm you,
but if I were to see you on the floor
crying out for mercy-
I would turn the other way.
It's not that I hate you
and it's not that I think of you,
but if you were to crawl to my feet
crying to be saved-
I would turn the other way.
and it's not that I think of you,
but if you were to crawl to my feet
crying to be saved-
I would turn the other way.
It's not that I hold any ill feelings
and it's not that I have erased you,
but when I cried into your arms
and begged you not to leave me-
You turned the other way.
and it's not that I have erased you,
but when I cried into your arms
and begged you not to leave me-
You turned the other way.
Backseat
I was always on the backseat of your car,
in the backseat of your life
no seatbelt, no safety.
I was ready and waiting
for the collision
for the explosion.
in the backseat of your life
no seatbelt, no safety.
I was ready and waiting
for the collision
for the explosion.
I didn't have to wait long.
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On the Moon
I lived on the moon
and I would look down and watch you.
I used to wonder if you knew I was there.
and I would look down and watch you.
I used to wonder if you knew I was there.
I lived on the moon
and I wanted to play with you.
I used to wonder if you knew I was there.
and I wanted to play with you.
I used to wonder if you knew I was there.
I lived on the moon
and I wished I could be elsewhere.
I used to wonder if you knew I was there.
and I wished I could be elsewhere.
I used to wonder if you knew I was there.
I lived on the moon
and it was always very dark.
I used to wonder if you knew I was there.
and it was always very dark.
I used to wonder if you knew I was there.
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About Evelyn Knightley
Evelyn is a young writer and poet, based in Oxford, UK. She is currently in the process of self-publishing her debut anthology 'I Haven't Lived At All.'
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Evelyn is a young writer and poet, based in Oxford, UK. She is currently in the process of self-publishing her debut anthology 'I Haven't Lived At All.'
Evelyn is also a co-creator/blogger for online Feminist magazine NAUSICA.
Evelyn's Website Facebook Twitter
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Wow! It's not is def an emotional few lines! I'm not a huge poetry lover because often the words don't tell the story or evoke a response from me that I can understand - but those few words did! Very powerful!
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