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Obsession In Mo's Final Song

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The poem “Final Song” by MO may seem like a light love song about the final stage in an insignificant relationship, but really it is about how love is not only obsessive, but destructive: not a feeling worth having. These two show us that love is a destructive feeling of obsession. The first line of the poem, “Please, won’t you wait? Won’t you stay” (1), depicts the distress and desperation that the woman feels in this situation. This idea is displayed via the repetition of the question in this line. Moreover, the author is very clingy and obsessed with her lover – the main reason for their dysfunctional and fragile relationship. She is pushing her partner over the edge by not giving him enough space to breathe. Furthermore, the destructive

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