Eileen Manassian Poet Quatrain

Despicable Me

I should be mad at you
I should be upset
I should just walk away
And say, “To hell with it!”

I should lock that door
I should throw away the key
I should be contemptuous
Oh, but that isn't me

Instead I make excuses
For what you do and say
I try to see the good in you
And love you through the day

I forget past transgressions
I come back to your arms
I forget all the ugliness
And I revel in your charms

I should just walk away
I should make you learn
But oh, that just isn't me
Instead I burn and yearn

Well, try not to worry
When I’m all bruised and torn
I’ll only have myself to blame
For to you my love I've sworn.

I am full of self-loathing
For my blind eyes cannot see
Anything but your beauty
Oh…..despicable me!

Eileen Manassian Ghali

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Connie Gildersleeve May 15, 2013 at 7:06 PM If you really care for someone a blind eye is needed sometimes, but you must gift yourself with lots of love. Always be true to yourself. Great Poem Eileen. Warm Smiles, Connie Eileen Manassian May 15, 2013 at 11:49 PM Ah...warm smiles warm hearts! Thanks you for the post, my dear. You've made me happy!

Richard D Seal May 15, 2013 at 6:29 PM I always say thank you for that dinner, thank you for ironing my shirt, thank you for being my secretary last night ha ha, and I always ask hows your day been. Great write on human frailty. Take care, Richard Eileen Manassian May 15, 2013 at 11:49 PM Aren't you a good boy, Richard!!! Auntie is proud of you! Wifie must be thrilled with such a polite and caring husband...OH....so it's the secretary bit that got you? ;) Well....to each his own fantasy. Have a good night, Richard. Try being a sultan. ;)

Donna Jones May 15, 2013 at 5:27 PM I think we may really be blood related!!!! Sounds like an echo...great poem Eileen Manassian May 15, 2013 at 5:32 PM :) Oh MD...what a sweet thing to say!

Guru Jad May 15, 2013 at 4:46 PM Oh... beautiful you! Oh... amazing you! Oh... how great you are! .... There are no words to describe your charming soul!! You need to love your self to the maximum for having such a beautiful mind!! Eileen Manassian May 15, 2013 at 4:52 PM Oh WOW! How kind you are to me, my dear! Thank you for lifting up my spirits! I do so appreciate it. Hugs! :)

Russell Sivey May 15, 2013 at 3:33 PM This is so wonderful, and so accurate of many of our lives, at least mine in part! I believe we all show a part of this for our loved ones! We love so much that we allow ourselves to take the blunt of the problems to shield our loved ones, some people this way more than others! I really enjoyed reading this incredible poem this evening! What a beautiful piece, such Great Work!! Eileen Manassian May 15, 2013 at 3:45 PM Thanks, Russell. Glad to hear from you. Yes...we do sometimes and then we remember...we aren't perfect either! :) Thanks for the visit.