is it romantic how all my elegies eulogize me?

 Hello my muses, 

I present to you a short collection of poems written by me. Some new, some old, but still gold all the same. 

Chasing Nothing

Two years conversing in my head, 

Fleeting glances with nothing to be said. 

Not loved enough, not lucky enough,

This silly little game, forever dying like an extinguished flame.

Now when we cross paths I can only reminisce,

Feelings for you gone with a wand and a flick of the wrist.

Looking back at the feats I performed for your attention,

Always shooting arrows without that much precision.

Only to come out feeling terribly lame, 

Admitting defeat in a one player game.

Extra Little 'e'

I say my last name's Le,

They misjudge me.

Spell it L-e-e,

That extra little 'e'. 

Don't tell me it's lucky,

You were just wrong, sorry.

Now it's going to follow me,

That extra little 'e'.

Mocked by Time

The sky was turning that shade of blue,

The one that signals the end of the day.

The sun was sinking into the ground, 

Bleeding away with the memories of this age.

The moon takes its place above my head,

A quick glance before heading to bed. 

Gonna wake up fresh and anew,

All I can wonder is where are the years.

Sisters for Life

Friendships have been hard to navigate.

Sometimes fleeting, a precious memory.

Sometimes explosive, fun while it lasted.  

Then the universe gave me something greater,

A bond strengthened by love and support.

Two girls who share my humour,

As if we are always on the same wavelength. 

Two girls who know everything about me, 

Who see me right through to the bone. 

And when life inevitably splits us apart,

I hope to see you again soon. 

There are still quite a few poems in my notes app, most of them are terrible which will definitely need a rewrite, but let me know if you want to see something like this again! It was a very humbling experience digging through my old notes. Fourteen year old me was going through it and she produced some very interesting pieces. Though, a lot of them were in the form of half written songs. Anyway, I think this is the start of my poetry era 😍

Thanks for reading,

- Jessica

(p.s. title is a line from 'the lakes' by Taylor Swift aka my most favourite song in the whole entire world)