Jessica

Tonight a friend asked me to write of her
She said it in jest, but are these not truths we merely disguise
My dear dear friend, her name is Jessica
I just thank goodness, I rarely write in rhyme
So this dear girl, she is petite and feisty
With sapphire eyes that cut like diamonds
Hair, black as onyx and wild as the jungle
You'd take her everywhere in your pocket
If you didn't fear that she might bite
So this Jessica, that I choose to write of
She's one of the inspirations behind all that I do
I wish I was cooler, more calm and collected
When near her I think, "I want to be more like you"
She encourages with a fierceness
I've rarely ever encountered
Not empty words, but thought through and through
She tells me the books, films, and music
That I need to immerse in
She listens as I rattle off
My illegitimate points of view
To many she's been a saviour
A conquerer on their behalf
Through their headaches, confusions
Their darkest moments in darkest dark
To others a lover
But now only to one
Whom she speaks of without negativity
Just pride, honour, and love
She will hyphenate the names
Of the next generation
Because nothing she does can be done by someone else
So to my dearest dearest Jessica
Please take this, a mere token
Of my appreciation, affection, regard and esteem
Of what I know of who you are
And who I am sure you will soon be