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You Cut Me Out of Your Life- For Those Tired of My Mush

You cut me out of your life I’ll butcher you out of mine Chop chop chop chop There go the memories The images With one fell swoop I've decapitated your smile CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP There go the words Torn away like extra slabs of fat Oh…yes, there go the juicy chunks of sentiment I had for you Those I didn't chop Those I sawed away... Chainsawed So the blood splattered everywhere And made me sick To the core What a fool I've been Slice Slice Slice Slice Deep into the red meat of the heart Slicing away every reminder Of your touch And every word Every look That made me smile And go weak inside YES….blood drenched and gory I pick up what’s left of your image And douse it in acid ………….. I nearly suffocate in the fumes Tit for tat But I did better than that I didn't cut you out of my life I butchered you out of existence…. Ah…much better now! I’m smiling…. With blood red tears Rolling down my cheeks. Eileen Manassian Ghali

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Laura Breidenthal

Date: 8/16/2013 8:26:00 PM

Freaking amazing. I see why you recommended this one to me. oddly this reminded me of Mrs. Lovette from Sweeney Todd "Seems a downright shame! Such an aweful waste! " - referring to people-- awwh her human meat pies--sick huh! This was a very cool poem! Always, Laura

Painted Hunter

Date: 5/13/2013 6:51:00 AM

I must say...I enjoyed this bit of blood-soaked poetry from you. Welcome to Eileen's Butcher Shop!

Eileen Manassian
Date: 5/13/2013 12:09:00 PM

Oh Caleb....I'd die if it were real meat! Biology ruined me for life! I couldn't get anything down me after having to dissect baby piglets! Oh...the horror! I enjoyed writing this. Gave me a chance to vent!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/13/2013 6:38:00 AM

Morbid yet very entertaining.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 5/13/2013 12:10:00 PM

Thanks!

Richard D Seal

Date: 5/12/2013 4:43:00 PM

This should 'Silence the Lambs', I 'Saw' a really 'Scary Movie', about the 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre', this could give folks a 'Nightmare on Elm Street', I aint saying your 'Psycho' Eileen but 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' looooool. Very nice to see you get blood on your hands for a change, great write, loved it. Take care, Richard

Eileen Manassian
Date: 5/13/2013 5:46:00 PM

You do suspect me, my dear...it's the silent ones that are suspect! Still waters run deep, remember...I'm the storm...What you see is what you get type of person....Not the silent plotting one. You are safe with me! ;)

Richard D Seal
Date: 5/13/2013 4:38:00 PM

No, I'm not scared of you my little Desert Orchid, but you know what they say in movies, It's always the one you least suspect lol

Eileen Manassian
Date: 5/13/2013 12:11:00 PM

Yea...the blood pouring out of the shower head! Yikes!!! I haven't watched any of these...Horror not my genre. I'm a romantic comedy kinda gal! As for the rest of it.....Do I scare you, Richard?

Ilene Bauer

Date: 5/12/2013 3:43:00 PM

wow! very powerful! your message came across loud and clear...

Eileen Manassian
Date: 5/13/2013 5:49:00 PM

:) Thanks, Ilene. Had to do something drastic to break the mold. ;) Thanks for stopping by....

Robert Pettit

Date: 5/12/2013 12:58:00 PM

Reminds me of a job I had in the past where I worked in the meat department of a supermarket. Good write as usual Eileen.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 5/13/2013 5:49:00 PM

Thanks, Robert....sweet of you to write this. Yes...being a vegetarian...I would never survive with this kind of job. Getting a chicken cooked for hubby once almost did me in! :( Oh well...glad his Mama lives nearby and can give him all the meat dishes his heart desires! :)

Ndaba Sibanda

Date: 5/12/2013 12:15:00 PM

I've decapitated your smile I butchered you out of existence… l think the above lines gave me a clear image of the massacre and decapitation. And you still could afford to smile! A telling poem indeed.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 5/12/2013 12:32:00 PM

Nadaba....this isn't me at all! This is me trying to be different! Oh dear! I hope I didn't scare ya! Thanks for the visit!

Timothy Hicks

Date: 5/12/2013 11:54:00 AM

OUCH! This hits hard. Hard to believe this came from you, Eileen. But what a moving (if not incredibly morbid) piece of writing. I have felt this deep passionate anger before... though I'm imagining it wasn't for the same reasons. It's good to move on... but I can tell the intensity of which you are driving this person out of your life, inevitably leaves you with a coldness inside... As I've said before variety is KEY! I like to see poets branch out more... and I can see you have many branches.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 5/12/2013 11:57:00 AM

Timothy! You are absolutely amazing! I really really love to read what you have to say and your posts and EVERYTHING! Thanks for writing. Going to check you out in a minute!!!

Delysia Hendricks

Date: 5/12/2013 11:13:00 AM

lol @ "butchered out of existence". You make magic with words, Eileen. From your other writing I know you're a softy. Happy Mother's Day, my friend. :-)

Eileen Manassian
Date: 5/12/2013 11:46:00 AM

Thanks....I am that! I just don't want to get stuck in a genre...you know...every good actress must try different roles! Probably not appropriate Mother's Day material...but it isn't Mother's Day in this part of the world! We celebrate on the 21rst of March! ;) Licia...I know you lost your Mama...I did too! They are always with us...in our hearts! Hugs!

Eileen Manassian

Date: 5/12/2013 11:08:00 AM

Yea...for those of you who thought all you'd get from me is mush and romance and dreams! Well....welcome to the nightmare! If you're disappointed...I'm only having fun, ok? ;) Love ya all! I'll be back with more mush soon! Remember...with hubby and daughter away...I've got to KILL time! ;)