Eileen Manassian Poet Dramatic Monologue

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I'M Here Because

I'm here because.....
I need you to believe in me
You...Yes, YOU!
My fellow poet..
You who understands
my love for words and their nuances
denotations, but even more...their connotations
their play and interplay of emotions

I need you to believe in me
believe in my voice 
my selection and word choice
believe that I can make a change
with my catalytic composition of rhyme 
in this present time
when the world is in pain
when there is so much to gain
by the prophetic cry of a poet in the wildness
I need you to believe in me

I'm here because...
I need you to empathize with me
you who sees my words dripping
the blood of my lacerated heart
I'm incomplete
scarred
I'm scared
I'm holding on by one last thread
at times overcome by dread
life is hard
I need you to empathize with me
to write a little word
that will lift my heart
and caress my soul
with the balm of poetic love
friendship's bandage
Cover me....
I need your empathy
 
I'm here because...
I need community
others don't understand
this is not just a pastime
a cute little way to occupy my time
It's my heart and soul
my ever present dream...my goal
to live on when I'm gone
in some remembered little song
that you helped we write along
I need community
I need the you and the me
In the communal dance of poetry
They don't see
what words mean 
to you
to me

I'm here because...
I need your wisdom
I fall short
I see only within my vision
my periphery
I cannot keep in store
all the mysteries and more
you bring wisdom daily to me
a feast for my hungry mind
to relish all the truth I find
your wisdom nourishes me
I bloom into what  I'm meant to be:
a writer of sincerity

I'm here because....
When I'm not
I'm so incomplete
the missing parts of me
are here....
they live in my lines
they breathe in your rhymes
you write; I read
I write; you read
and life is born
and I am
whole...

I'm here because....
I belong
Here are people who understand
who help me to stand
who lend me a hand
I'm part of a band
of people like me
who taste the ecstasy
of a life that is blessed 
by sweet
poetry....

For Jerry's Contest (Why are You Here)
December 30, 2015

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William Gray January 25, 2016 at 2:39 PM Really enjoyed this piece Eileen!. Very well written.

CayCay Godwin January 4, 2016 at 1:42 PM This should be POPS (poem of poetry soup) because surely it echoes the feelings of most people here. It is absolutely beautiful. It's funny, I was drawn here to believe in me, you, to have others believe in you. I suppose they are mirror images, huh? I love this ... CayCay

Richard Lamoureux December 31, 2015 at 9:04 AM You most certainly belong and I truly appreciate you and your tremendous talent. I hope one day you will see yourself with more gentle eyes. You have a special gift and I'm glad you choose to share I with us.

Laura Breidenthal December 31, 2015 at 1:43 AM Poetrysoup is filled with many sweet, amazing, beautiful and empathetic people, including you, Eileen. We are lucky to share with each other and express our heart and soul with you. This verse shows your amazing heart- Poetrysoup would not be the same without your passionate poetry and prose. Always, Laura Also, this ones definately a fav :) Richard Lamoureux January 2, 2016 at 8:29 AM You are one of them Laura.

Elaine George December 30, 2015 at 6:18 PM Sure to be on the winners list, Eileen. Elaine

White Sage December 30, 2015 at 6:16 PM beautiful words

Tim Smith December 30, 2015 at 2:57 PM We are glad you are here and are touched by your heart, your sincerity, your passion, and your conviction in all you write and all you stand for Eileen...lovely introspection

Leo Larry Amadore December 30, 2015 at 1:07 PM Nicely done and certainly an expression of ideas and feelings that many of us share. Eileen Manassian December 30, 2015 at 1:30 PM Thank you, Leo. I'm glad that you stopped by to read and comment. It is much appreciated. Wishing you the best in the New Year.

Paul Callus December 30, 2015 at 12:13 PM This is the real Eileen, the woman with a passionate heart, who feels and lives her emotions, who writes to achieve a dream. Words mean the world to her and she floats on them through highs and lows. ~ Poetry runs in her blood, throbbing with each beat of her heart! ~ Keep your ink flowing, Eileen:) Hugs ~ paul Eileen Manassian December 30, 2015 at 12:15 PM :) Thanks, my dear. You help me live those dreams. :) Thank you for being one of my favorite poets here. It's a pleasure to know you and enjoy your marvelous writes. Hugs

Mark Woods December 30, 2015 at 11:57 AM It's a good place to me, I agree with a lot of what you say. It's a neat community. Eileen Manassian December 30, 2015 at 12:11 PM Thanks, Mark. In many ways, I'm able to express things here I am unable to in the community in which I live. It is an outlet for me. That's why it pains me when I face criticism here. I need freedom of expression. Thanks for the visit.