Such powerful wording Meme, and the repeated line being the title works well here.

I love the emotion you have put into this, and how the desperation is consistent throughout. It is a fine battle between holding on and letting go, and I love all of your little lists in each stanza to show what it is that you are feeling/thinking, and how you then beg for those words which will bring you comfort.

I especially like the line:

When giving up feels like a cure

- that is so powerful and so true, it shows that you have tried so much and it has failed you, so the only thing left to do seems like just to give up and let go.

I can so relate tot his poem, and really wanting someone to prove you wrong on this, to prove to you that they will stay no matter how much you try to push them away or fool them into thinking you no longer want or need them.

Really powerful poem Meme. I love it.
Also nominated!

What an powerful peace and so excellent written have to add to my fav

This is one of those beautifully worded poems i wish i could write, but too late for me, because you did it in a manner of which i couldn't. I love it and sure, i wish to live it.. Well done.

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I loved the form it was posted it's nice to see when poets take advantage of the was the alignment can be done to their benefit. One stanza flowed into the next it was truly beautiful to read.

Stunning piece and really well crafted. Excellent