Eileen Manassian Poet Free verse

Love Stronger than Silence

Is your love stronger than silence?
When words hide
When wounded pride
Holds expression hostage?

Will you sit with me
in quiet reverie
of what used to be?

Must I entice with lines
rhymes that suit your fancy
For you to read me?

Can't you love me in the silence?
You know my heart
My thoughts
My pain
Must I bleed again and again
In a bid for your sympathy?

Won't you let old poems speak for me?
Remembering past ecstacy
when full bloom poetry
was what you wanted to see

Can't you embrace my soul in the silence
Don't feelings transcend
Verse verbosity?

Silence is golden
Once you were beholden to me
Was that only because of my poetry?

Don't shun my idle hands
My silent lips
My tired heart
I'm still the same woman
Who beguiled with a word smile

Come looking for me
Even when all you hear
is my silence. 

Eileen Manassian

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Richard Lamoureux December 5, 2024 at 5:12 AM I can relate, since I stopped posting, it’s like I was never here. Your skill has not wained. Well expressed.

Paige Hind August 1, 2024 at 12:21 PM Loved this, it has pure power...<3

Paula Goldsmith July 22, 2024 at 1:18 PM What a lovely write. I wonder why some come/go here on Soup. They come new filled with energy, then maybe they get tired. Some have passed away. Some are getting older. I write because I love to write for my readers.... Have a blessed day writing away...................

Suzette Richards July 21, 2024 at 1:21 AM Beautiful thoughts expressed and the sincere wish to be acknowledged although your pen has fallen silent, resonated with me. Keep well. Eileen Manassian July 21, 2024 at 5:40 AM Thank you for your kind comment. Hope all is well.

Andrea Dietrich July 21, 2024 at 12:34 AM This is the kind of free verse I enjoy reading. Eady to understand while also showing feeling and imagery. Very nice, Eileen. Eileen Manassian July 21, 2024 at 12:57 AM Thanks for passing by. Much appreciated.

Eve Roper July 19, 2024 at 7:28 PM Your words are so beautiful and very meaningful when you put them into poetry. I would love to be with you in silence to enjoy your presence. Eileen Manassian July 21, 2024 at 12:57 AM Awwwww... you've always been so kind to me. Thank you, dear. It means a great deal.

Silent One July 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM Silence is a powerful things... but nothing is as powerful as love... A deep and emotive poem.. Eileen Manassian July 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM Thank you, SO. I concur. I would have thought if you care for someone, you'd come looking even if they haven't posted something new. I knew a friend who would read my older writes and comment until something new was posted. Anyway... it is what it is. Thanks for stopping by.

Frederic Parker July 19, 2024 at 11:58 AM Eileen I have been here 11 years and have seen poets come and go. Like most things in life, change is always constant, never one to mingle as much as some I have only watched the change with amusement. Keep writing my friend...I'm glad you're back...Frederic Eileen Manassian July 19, 2024 at 6:55 PM I've always looked you up because your writes are full of emotion and romance. I never done well with change. I'm trying to revive the heyday of PS. Encouraging poets to write again. We'll see how it goes. I don't do well without community. I'm lonely enough as it is in real life.

Eileen Manassian July 19, 2024 at 4:12 AM I've been messaging some poets who I thought were close to me and are no longer here. Some haven't responded. It's heart breaking. The comments were so... . Now even those who are here from before... don't seem to comment the same way. Maybe it's just me. PS was such a big part of my life. No matter how much I try to get back into the game... it's not the same. Thanks for being as sweet as ever, Jan. Big hugs

Jan Allison July 19, 2024 at 3:33 AM A poem I can relate to too, I know you take breaks from the site and its sad that many of our older works hardly get a second glance Eileen - I miss the old days when the site was such fun, lively and there was so much interaction between poets:-( hugs jan xx Eileen Manassian July 19, 2024 at 4:14 AM Jan... my mind isn't functioning well. Please check the comment above. It was meant for you. Big hugs