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Too Much Sadness For Me- Video

I did a video of a poem that was Poem of the Week. Here is the link to the original poem. http://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/too_much_sadness_for_me_711084 With all that is happening around us in the world today, I'm always reminded that a better day is coming....a day when there will be no more sorrow, mourning, sickness, or death. That day is coming soon. I believe it. Hope you enjoy the video. :) Too Much Sadness for Me there's too much sorrow... don't you know we are all going to die a starting point always beckons a finish sooner or later no matter how peaceful or painful that final moment may be you see... it will come for you for me There's too much sorrow war betrayal so much I have seen sickness sapping away the mother-daughter moments meant for me... She struggled bravely to set my fears free But MS wouldn't let her be My Mama left me There is too much sorrow the pain of being unloved of trying to fit in of trying to play the game of success and fame it all comes at a cost so much is lost... sacrificial moments meant for family There is too much sorrow refugee misery nowhere to be no home no destiny just abject poverty hearts left hungry for a love that the world will not let them see There is too much sorrow tonight my heart is heavy I'm tired of goodbyes I'm tired of trying to fit in I'm tired of pretense I'm tired of...me There is too much sorrow Eyes are blurring I can't see the last lines I'm meant to write Too tired to fight Survival more than it's pumped up to be Sleep....obliviousness of a dream sweet it seems to me you see... There is too much pain So write... write for me of happy of make believe of heaven and eternity of no pain or misery of no abuse or fatality of no tears or cruelty no more death for you no more death for me can't you see? Write of happy... Please, there is too much sadness here for me.... Eileen Manassian Ghali

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Date: 10/1/2016 1:02:00 AM
For one who has the sadness, this is surely a blanket of comfort! I know I often do not write of happy, but this poem brings light, :) Hugs!
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Date: 9/29/2016 9:24:00 AM
Hi Eileen, yes I am well. Heading back from Vancouver today. I'm looking forward to seeing my sweetie.
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/29/2016 12:43:00 PM
I'm glad. Hope you have a lovely reunion. :) Hugs
Date: 9/27/2016 8:07:00 PM
Hearing you read this piece adds an additional layer. Well done, I'm sure many will be able to relate. Hugs Rick
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/28/2016 2:04:00 PM
Thank you, dear. Hope all is well. Glad you liked this piece. Blessings and hugs
Date: 9/26/2016 11:41:00 AM
Such a moving write and to hear you read it brought tears to my eyes, Eileen. I'm at a loss for words. Simply beautiful!
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/26/2016 4:31:00 PM
Bless you, dear. I'm glad it has found a place in your heart. It took some bleeding from mine to write it down. Hugs
Date: 9/26/2016 11:16:00 AM
Such a beautiful poem and reading Eileen.
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/26/2016 11:22:00 AM
Thanks, Tim. I so appreciate your visits. My students were in a hurry to get the videos all recorded and we didn't have much time for "perfection". We shot 6 in a go...now they are slowly being edited and uploaded. I'm glad you liked this one. Blessings...
Date: 9/26/2016 10:51:00 AM
Yi and Wow - thank you for this therapy write, I needed such a venting this morn. It is precise, sincere and describes mindsets / emotions that visit me at times and I'm sure others. Such creativity is hard hitting when it succeeds - and this does. Now smile, *^#* it! (I will, too) ... CayCay
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/26/2016 11:19:00 AM
Hi, dear lady....I wrote that when I was just....fed up with everything. The issue of suffering....especially of the innocent....is something that taxes the mind heavily. I believe God has a special place prepared for us when we will forget all the misery...and he will wipe every tear from our eyes.Thanks so much for the visit. You always fill me with light. Hugs
Date: 9/26/2016 6:09:00 AM
Oh dear Eileen..Im sending you a big maltese hug..I already saw it on youtube..because I receive a gmail each time you upload a poem there...I gave you the thumbs up...and ofcourse that is not enough..Im gonna fave. It....Hugs.
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/26/2016 11:24:00 AM
Thank you, my sweet. A Maltese hug is a blessing. You will never know how that time in your beautiful country was a highlight for me. The joy of meeting you and Paul...the joy of celebrating my dad's 80th in such a beautiful place...will always live on in my heart. Thank you, sweetie....for loving me. Hugs
Date: 9/26/2016 2:08:00 AM
WOW WOW WOW I have tears in my eyes hearing your voice - it is even more poignant hearing your words my friend especially about your beloved mother and daughter. What is the opening music it is so so beautiful! A 7 and faves:-) hugs Jan xx
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/26/2016 11:26:00 AM
Thanks, dear Jan. You would have loved my Mama....she LOVED being around people. Even when she couldn't communicate well, she'd try to give people a touch or pat. My eyes are welling up. Thanks for your kindness to me, dear. It is always a source of comfort. Hugs, dear.
Date: 9/26/2016 2:04:00 AM
Excellent poem representing harsh realty but amidst the tears and pain there is laughter and joy: motherhood, love, learning, traveling, creating, hoping, expecting anticipating. SMILE we are just the bridge that will help cross the river of desperation and enter the world you so artfully describ. Till then, cheer up! A seven
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/26/2016 11:27:00 AM
Yes, my dear esteemed poet. I have much to be thankful for. The blessings are many. I wish I had a lighter heart at times. I miss my Mama. I miss my daughter. I long for a time of no goodbyes...I am in tears. Thank you for your kindness. Filakia panta.

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