Nikki Ortega

“The Wanderer

What is she like?
I was told—
she is a
melancholy soul.

She is like
the sun to the night;
a momentary gold.

A star when dimmed
by dawning light;
the flicker of
a candle blown.

A lonely kite
lost in flight—
someone once
had flown.”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

“Like time suspended,
a wound unmended--
you and I.

We had no ending,
no said goodbye;

For all my life,
I'll wonder why.”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

“Summer was felt a little more;
in autumn I began to fall.
When winter came with all its white,
you were mine to kiss good night.”
― Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure

“Acceptance

There are things I miss
that I shouldn't,
and those I don't
that I should.

Sometimes we want
what we couldn't—
sometimes we love
who we could.”
― Lang Leav, Lullabies