For Nikita

I don’t shout my feelings loud,

I keep them warm, I keep them true.

In quiet moments, in between,

My thoughts keep finding you.

I’ve met the past, I’ve closed those doors,

I’ve learned what fades, what stays.

And somehow, through all changes,

Your name remains my place.

I don’t ask the world to stop,

Or time to turn around.

I just know when life feels heavy,

You’re the calm I’ve found.

So if one day you wonder

Where my heart decides to be —

It’s not in words or stories,

It’s simply… close to thee.