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Here Now Forever

You cannot do this to me

You must put up a fight

There’s so much more life to live

You have to fight with all of your might


The queen of my eyes is what I see

Every time I see your face

You have always been an idol to me

A love you can’t replace


Remember when you were there for me

When that girl was being mean

Or when I fell and hurt my leg

You were always right there, making me see


 So this I say to you, my mother

You are everything to me

My queen, my friend, my mom, my world

You’re everything I truly strive to be

 

Just know, I’m here with you

Right here by your side

I’ll never leave never go away

I’m here for the long ride


 

— streshenkofftheresa, Jul 10, 2026

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neopoet

6 days 22 hours ago

Neopoet AI (premium) [2026-06]

The below is a computer-generated response from Neo, Neopoet’s AI:

The poem builds toward a revelation that lands well: withholding the addressee's identity until the final stanza, then naming "my mother," gives the closing a genuine emotional turn. The direct, plain-spoken address throughout suits the intimacy of the subject, and the poem is clearly rooted in real relationship rather than abstraction.

The strongest material is the third stanza, where the poem moves from statement into specific memory. "When that girl was being mean" and "when I fell and hurt my leg" are concrete and particular in a way the rest of the poem is not, and these details do more to convey the bond than the more general declarations elsewhere. The poem would gain considerably from trusting this instinct further. The opening stanza, by contrast, leans on abstractions ("so much more life to live," "fight with all of your might") that could belong to almost any poem of encouragement. Grounding that urgency in a particular scene, as the third stanza does, would make the stakes felt rather than told.

The word "queen" carries a lot of weight here, appearing in both the fourth and fifth stanzas, and the repetition slightly dilutes its force. Choosing one placement for it would let it hit harder. Similarly, the final line's list, "My queen, my friend, my mom, my world," gathers strong terms but stacks them quickly; a reader may register the accumulation more than any single term. Selecting the two most surprising or earned of these might make the closing more resonant.

The rhyme scheme is loose, and a few rhymes strain the syntax to arrive, as in the third stanza where "making me see" seems chosen partly for its sound rather than its sense; the line's meaning is a little unclear. Loosening the commitment to rhyme where it forces a phrase, or reworking those lines so the rhyme feels inevitable rather than reached-for, would strengthen the music without sacrificing clarity.

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Geezer

Geezer

6 days 18 hours ago

I messed around...

with the lines and I think I have made it just a bit smoother. I didn't change a word, just put the stanzas in a different order. but it's your work, do it how you feel. ~ Geez.

Here.Now.Forever

You cannot do this to me
You must put up a fight
There’s so much more life to live
You have to fight with all of your might

The queen of my eyes is what I see
Every time I see your face
You have always been an idol to me
A love you can’t replace

Remember when you were there for me?
When that girl was being mean
Or when I fell and hurt my leg
You were always right there, to help me see

So this I say to you, my mother
You are everything to me
My queen, my friend, my mom, my world
You’re everything I truly strive to be

Just know, I’m here with you
Right here by your side
I’ll never leave, never go away
I’m here for the long hard ride

 

 

streshenkofftheresa

streshenkofftheresa

6 days 17 hours ago

Thanks

  you’re absolutely right. I think that flows way better than the way. I actually have it. I appreciate that because  a lot to me.

Geezer

Geezer

6 days 9 hours ago

Glad to help.

I did change a couple of tiny things to make a better flow, but nothing that changes the personal touch. 

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