Eileen Manassian Poet Free verse

Hold Back the Dawn

My love, my life
You whom I adore
Hear me now
I ask but one thing of you
For this, only you can do
I implore and beseech
As for your arms I reach
Hold back
Hold back the dawn

Let me stay in your arms
Where there is safety and warmth
Where my dreams nestle deep
In your arms, they will keep
In my nest of paradise
Where all that I am
I see in your eyes
Where our passions reign
Where there is no pain
Come, come now my love
Will you not hear my plea?
Will you not grant this request?
Please grant it to me….
Hold back
Yes, hold back the dawn

With the dawn dawns the reality
That my life ebbs away
Nothing I can say
Will bring back one day
Caught up in mundane
I’m driven insane
For all want a part
Of my sensitive heart
The world has demands
Little it understands
Of my needs and desire
Of my bright inner fire
Within my four walls
Release sweetly calls
Tonight is all I have
Tonight my respite
Tonight my fantasy
Tonight my paradise
Tonight my destiny

Oh, my heart, my love
Grant this to me
Set my heart free
Please....
Hold back
Hold back the dawn

Eileen Manassian Ghali

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Jiril Clemons February 6, 2014 at 7:23 PM Wow, pure yearning beautifully expressed on this romantic piece, Eileen!! Great imagery, amazing choice of passionate words. Enjoyable overall. Check out some of my poems, might find some you like. Peace. Eileen Manassian February 6, 2014 at 7:43 PM Thank you for this lovely post and the words of praise! :) I appreciate the visit and will be by to visit your work soon. Please, feel free to drop by at any time.

Dah Dahlusion February 3, 2014 at 2:11 PM The passion in this poem is like the hot flow of blood, it's like the hours burning through a day, it's the naked truth that feels so fine. Bravo, Poet! Eileen Manassian February 3, 2014 at 3:44 PM Thank you for this lovely descriptive comment. It makes me smile. Glad you enjoyed the poem. :)

Poet Tacito January 27, 2014 at 9:32 PM So, so mesmerizing. Though, I wonder, why hold back the dawn? I'd rather savor that new sunrise so anxiety's heart can be forged for another blissful sunset. Eileen Manassian January 28, 2014 at 7:43 AM Drake...again...YOU mesmerize with your posts. Seriously....like.....HOW? I absolutely LOVE your posts. A breath of fresh air....Thank you!

Richard Lamoureux January 27, 2014 at 7:30 PM Wow! I hope he fulfills this desire, I would say he is a fool not to meet this request. It should be quite the night! Eileen Manassian January 28, 2014 at 7:39 AM I don't quite know what to write here, so I will just say.....Thanks for the kind words...and the lovely visit. One can always dream and hope and write and write and write.