I Haven't Lived At All by Evelyn Knightley

 

'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.

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.

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.

  

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. 

  

I didn't have to wait long.
 -

 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.

I lived on the moon
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.

I lived on the moon
and it was always very dark.
I used to wonder if you knew I was there.

-
  

 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.'  

Evelyn is also a co-creator/blogger for online Feminist magazine NAUSICA.

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