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Alone

I go to bed alone; I wake up alone I eat all my meals in silence Not another soul at home I laugh alone; I cry alone I wonder through these rooms Imprisoned in my home I dream alone; I scream alone I reach out for an embrace In this bedroom of my home Alone, alone; I’m tired of being alone While you travel far from home Now you sleep beside me, yet I feel so all alone For in your obliged embrace My heart is dying....all alone. For Black Eyed Susan's Loneliness Contest

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Date: 9/26/2013 3:55:00 PM
congratulations..........SKAT
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Date: 9/22/2013 7:33:00 PM
Congratulations on your win Eileen....xox~ Linda
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Date: 9/19/2013 6:22:00 AM
Yes, a person can be alone or lonely in a room full of people..Congrats..Sara
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Date: 9/19/2013 3:37:00 AM
Thank you for your kind comments, Danesh, Sandra, and Debbie....I'm sorry I haven't replied personally. I'm out of an internet line at home...At the office now... :) I appreciate your thoughts on this piece...We all get lonely sometimes....don't we? ;) To all who WILL post after reading my piece...know that I am grateful for your visit. This was a longer piece but I had to reduce it to meet with the specifications of the contest. HUGS to one and all!
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Date: 9/18/2013 6:57:00 PM
wow! what a poetic statement! Congrats on your win. Morgan
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Date: 9/17/2013 5:45:00 PM
the worst loneliness is where someone is near, yet you still feel along...good poem, congrats on your win...
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Date: 9/17/2013 4:56:00 PM
Been there done that got the divorce ;) Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
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Date: 9/17/2013 3:14:00 PM
Eileen congrats on win with a beautiful poem Shadow x smile
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/17/2013 3:16:00 PM
Thank you, my dear Shadow! :)
Date: 9/17/2013 2:24:00 PM
I love it, Eileen. A well deserved win indeed. Congratulations.
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/17/2013 2:44:00 PM
Andrea!!! Thank you! This boosts my confidence! :) Hugs!
Date: 9/17/2013 9:41:00 AM
This is such a heart-breaking poem......one that so many people may relate to....even if not willing to admit. Great piece, Eileen !! (PS........I listened to your beautiful reading on Drake's show archive.........omg........you did such a wonderful job .....and you have the most lovely voice !! So nice to hear you! Congratulations on both this poem, and your debut !!! :)
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/17/2013 2:38:00 PM
REALLY? YOU LIKED IT! :) Thanks so much, Carrie! That means an awful lot to me! You are very sweet....Yes....I am a bit too needy, perhaps that is part of the truth of this poem....
Date: 9/17/2013 8:35:00 AM
Congrats on your poem winning in the contest, Eileen
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/17/2013 2:34:00 PM
Thanks, Dr Ram. Glad you came to visit! :)
Date: 9/17/2013 7:51:00 AM
I used to have to travel for work, this helps me understand what my wife must have felt. It was also hard on me.Congratulations on your win.
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/17/2013 2:29:00 PM
Thanks, Richard....I thought maybe this one might have a chance. Unfortunately, I had to edit some of it because it was post the 12 line mark. That hurt, cause I had some important lines there. At least it got some exposure. It was an older write....Thanks for the visit and sharing part of your life with me.
Date: 2/28/2013 4:37:00 PM
Its hard not to take it personally when jobs take loved ones on the road....I know....I think it is hard for them too though....good luck with this situation...I ended up traveling four years with my husband! Blessings
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/17/2013 2:27:00 PM
WOW! That must have been nice! :) It's better now. He travels less...I do miss him so when he's gone! Thanks for the post my sweet!
Date: 2/28/2013 7:11:00 AM
WOW!
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 2/28/2013 7:25:00 AM
Hmmmmmm.....thanks!

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