Welcome to Echoes, a compilation of Poems. This one goes by the name, While, I Am Still Here I as an author, had these thoughts running while penning it down. However you (readers) can interpret it in your own way.

Figure of Speech - Personification
Mood - Realistic
Tone - Irreverent
Form - Free Verse, as it does not follow any set pattern

The poem's mood is Realistic. It portrays the realisation. How we keep demeaning someone or something valuable until it's been taken away from us.

If only we could acknowledge its value while it's still there, we could relieve ourselves from so much pain and regret. If only we learn to Forgive and Accept instead of simply giving up, we could be so much happier and save ourselves from dismay.

Its only after,
You have Resisted for a lifetime,
You realise,
What it’s like to be Reunited.

Its only after the Withdrawal
You realise,
What it’s like Staying Back.

Its only after being Rebuked
You realise,
What it’s like being Cared For.

Its only after the Silence
You realise,
What it’s like being Heard.

Its only after being Unreachable
You realise,
What it’s like being Protected.

Its only after being Indifferent
You realise,
What it’s like Pressing your head against his chest.

Its only after being released from the Grip
You realise,
What it’s like being Clasped.

Its only after being Turned Down
You realise,
What it’s like being Accepted.

Its only after,
You have been Left Alone,
You realise,
What it’s like to be Embraced again.