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Arabic Proverb

"He murders and then walks in the funeral procession." You ask me why the tears Why the sad face And inside I laugh At your gull in asking When you know full well You are a murderer And yet You walk in the funeral profession of my heart Wailing and mourning Dressed in black Crying tears made of glass Manufactured perfection Each “drop” shattering as it hits the ground A sound Only I hear You eulogize me Speaking of my wonderful traits What made me the beautiful woman Everyone loved and wanted to be with Everyone but you Everyone but YOU saw my real beauty The crimson glory of my robe The scent of my being YOU saw the thorn Yet today You call me a rose You ask me why I weep You ask me why I mourn You murdered my heart Yet you walk in the funeral procession The last laugh is on you For after 3 days I will rise again I need to rest in this tomb Before I see the light of day Before I awake to newness of life But alas... ALAS... You will not be there To witness My resurrection day. Eileen Manassian

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Arthur Vaso

Date: 12/1/2014 12:11:00 AM

I triple Richards wow, to WOW WOW WOW, loved this one!!!!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 11/8/2014 10:06:00 AM

Wow, what a haunting piece. This is powerful and amazing. How did I miss this one??? I'm glad I went seeking through your poems this morning.

Timothy Hicks

Date: 10/20/2014 11:42:00 PM

From the ashes of a bad relationship... you arise even more amazing than before. You exude tremendous confidence in this piece. That man you were with seems a two faced... good riddance to him!

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 8/16/2014 5:25:00 AM

Eileen, my dearest poetess, after staying away for four months I came back and I see this masterfully created poem that shows the maturity of your poetry and the aesthetic splendor of it! Giving you only a seven it is an underestimation of the worth of your poetic improvement!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/16/2014 6:36:00 PM

Thank you ever so much, my dear poet. Good to have you back. I appreciate this lovely comment. It's good to know that I've improved.

Justin Bordner

Date: 8/15/2014 8:32:00 PM

The resurrection of a heart is a burial of self destruction, a victim's funeral, and a Champion's dawn. The Arab maxim is on point, a brilliant support to your moral and pain Eileen. The Romans and Chinese have a tradition of paying professional Mourners to perform during funerals, its a fascinating custom. The strong do not allow betrayal to spoil their hearts, I know this well too! This is a brilliant work of moral poetry, and of courage Eileen...J.A.B.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/15/2014 11:29:00 PM

:) Justin.... :) :) :)....I have smiles for you....lots and lots of smiles. You bring me joy...you are kind and wonderful. I look forward to your visits. Hugs

Jslambert Mister Roboto

Date: 8/15/2014 3:15:00 PM

This reminds me of my youth,and being raised as a J.W....Are you a J.W.? Or possibly 7th Day Ad.? If neither or none of my bizz-ness, no answer needed. There are just some key words that always lead me to ask. Well, looks like we're all caught up on your new poems, so will take a look at some older one. You are welcome to come back and visit my page again any day, or not, it is your choice. I wont be posting any slam poetry for quite a while. Take care,

Jslambert Mister Roboto
Date: 8/15/2014 7:30:00 PM

I thought maybe 7thDayAd! I have been here, didn't go anywhere. You didn't get all my comments? Left one for each of the new poems I will double check to make sure they all came through. Been having a little trouble with a laptop. Bought a new one this morning.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/15/2014 3:40:00 PM

Hi JS....I'm a Seventh-day Adventist. I don't mind sharing that. I have on one of the blogs. Thanks for visiting. I was wondering where you are. I will be by to visit your work soon.

Jslambert Mister Roboto

Date: 8/15/2014 11:54:00 AM

Crimson Glory! Nice!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 8/15/2014 10:36:00 PM

Thanks, JS. I just meant you hadn't posted a poem...but then again I see you have and a hot one at that! Thanks for the visit.