"Hi."

Even being conscious of trying to give high-effort feedback I don't know what else to say other than this poem is perfect. There's nothing I'd change. The words feel poignant with a tad pinch of hope. The abrupt break in rhythm from the "and love/hate" repetition to "hi" felt extremely natural. Even being a single, non-parent I was able to easily imagine myself talking to the mother of my daughter, daydreaming about her wellbeing, then interrupted to be given a small sliver of hope that she might be thinking about me too.

Made me feel like a teenager. It's playful and very well written, I was particularly surprised by the first "Hi" and the "Did you, really?". They give life to the whole poem.

Good job!

Wow, this is really powerful despite being short and relatively simply structured. The way you created a sense of an emotion without ever describing one is something I envy - I felt that nervous wondering at the loss of touch with someone. I wish I could give you a way to improve this but I think it’s beautiful as is. The last line was the perfect ending to this. Great job.

"Hi," she said you said.

My favorite line.

I love this poem. Love love love it.

I really love the simplicity of this poem and all the meaning you’ve been able to pack in a just a few statements (something I hope I’ll be able to do someday!) That last line really struck a chord with me and the whole poem feels very personal, while still being able to appeal to an audience. Great work!

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Oh man, i really loved this poem. Very well written and I wouldn’t change a thing. I love it how we get lost in your thoughts and when “Hi” comes around it snaps us out of it. Awesome job

I think that the sense of doubt the last line gives really adds to this poem. I personally think that it would fall apart without it wrapping up like that. Good job!

I really really like this. She probably still hates coleslaw. I don’t know if we ever come around to it haha. This is very well written, and is super playful. Love your writing style.

An all too familiar feeling of awkward encounters after things .. change. This is beautiful written, relatable, and also thought provoking. The size of a piece holds no relevance to the content. The content of this piece can leave you to ponder far beyond a mere word count. Beautiful!

Even though I'm not a professional poet, I really love this poem, for 2 reasons.

1: It tells a story in a short but sweet, mystical way. It feels like anyone could be in this situation. We worry so much, wanting to know more, we spiral down a tunnel of thoughts. But in the end, we're pulled back to real world, giving us an answer, but at the same time leaving us still wondering.

2: The repetition. The Repetition! I didn't know any poem that used it better than this one! The repetition gave feeling to this poem, it allowed me to empathize more with the poem and gave the rising up and tension of the poem perfectly!

I don't think there is anything wrong with this poem, just always strive to do better!

It's quite rare that poems written by others actually make me feel something meaningful, but somehow you've managed it - so thank you. I think what makes it click for me is the structure of the poem. The rhythm is seamless.

This is a great poem. First off I love the sense of normality created by the free verse structure, it felt very relatable and unique. As many others have already said, the final stanza is very emotionally captivating, and I applaud you for this is an incredible work. Touching on the relatability again, the repetition of “and” in the second stanza was very effective in the appeal that this work has to its audience. However in my personal taste, I think it would be more effective to have used two of the nouns on one line towards the end, such as:

and love daria and hate winters

And-

Just to further that abruptness at the end. Overall I think this is an incredible work, well done!

Right in the feels! The theme of "once I knew you before we were strangers", and we all can, to some extent, relate to this. How can we not? We all knew someone to the deepest core of our existence, and said forevers, and then they turned to a person that you can't even recognize anymore and yet you remember. They might bbe a new person now, but you remember the old one so well. This poem doesn't rhyme, this poem is simple, this poem has no metaphors and yet, this poem is simple and right to the point. Love it.

I really like this. I think the repetition was the right length, and I love the phrase "generosity of a kind liar". I also really like the last line. I wouldn't know what to change, I like it how it is.

This perfectly summarises everything that I think of upon meeting an old friend. The best line for me here is 'I recognised the warmth of a mother and the generosity of a kind liar' Love this. Wouldn't change a thing.