Lang Leav

Sea of Strangers by Lang Leav picks up from her previous international bestselling books including Love & Misadventure, Lullabies, and The Universe of Us, and sets sail for a grand new adventure. This completely original collection of poetry and prose will not only delight her avid fans but is sure to capture the imagination of a whole new audience. With the turn of every page, Sea of Strangers invites you to go beyond love and loss to explore themes of self-discovery and empowerment as you navigate your way around the human heart.

Poetry & Prose

Sea of Strangers

Mal 

It is the mark of a great poet to write words that feel as though they have stood witness to your most intimate memory of love.

There are days when the melancholy settles on you like a sudden change in weather. The kind of sadness that is intangible. Like the presence of an ache where you can’t pinpoint exactly where it hurts, you just know it does.

They say that those who live by the ocean are waiting for something. Someone must have decided long ago to put me by the sea. To live each moment by the light of the stars.

But do not be too indulgent despite how addictive sadness can be, how easy it is to get lost down the path of self-destruction.

I couldn’t figure out why love was different with you until I realized it hadn’t been love with anyone else.

Letting go of what you felt in that dream.

The distance from you is measured in how far I’ve come.

The greatest injustice I have suffered has come under the pretense of love.

The world that slipped through our fingers—

And my heart, tired and tender, beats out your name, letter by letter. 

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