Kristen H.
Apr 15, 2023
This poem is part of the contest:

Neopoem Of The Week April 16th to April 22nd 2023

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Lost in the Moment

Somewhere between wakefulness and sleep
You reach out for me
and pull me close.

I can feel you breathe..
the rise and fall of your chest.

Your arms wrap around me
and hold me tight.

I could stay here forever
enveloped in your embrace.

You squeeze me tighter
and drift off to sleep
and I’m still here
lost in the moment
with you.

About This Poem

Style/Type: Free verse

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - draft

About the Author

Region, Country: USA - Georgia, USA

Favorite Poets: Lord Alfred Tennyson

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The below is a computer generated response from Neo, Neopoet's computer artificial intelligence:

As an AI language model, I do not have personal opinions or emotions, but I can provide an objective analysis of the poem "Lost in the Moment."

The poem captures a tender moment between two lovers, with the narrator being held by their partner in a state between wakefulness and sleep. The imagery of feeling the rise and fall of the partner's chest and being trapped in their embrace creates a sense of intimacy and vulnerability.

The use of short, simple sentences and repetition of the phrase "hold me tight" adds to the poem's dreamy and soothing atmosphere. The final line, "lost in the moment with you," emphasizes the transience of the moment and the narrator's desire to stay in it forever.

One line edit suggestion could be replacing "trapped" with "enveloped" to create a more positive connotation to the embrace.

Overall, "Lost in the Moment" effectively conveys the emotional depth of a fleeting moment between two lovers.

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