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Dying With Regret

cheerless, wretched life failure cycling gaping rictus of disheartened gloom preying on my soul’s regret faith chagrined headlong plummet into darkness’ gaping maw I depart oblivion

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Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 11/6/2017 1:14:00 AM

Congratulations on your wonderfully dark win, Mark - blessings, and keep up the great work! :-)

Skat A

Date: 7/13/2015 12:40:00 AM

MARK, Congratulations on having your poem featured this coming week. **SKAT**

John Loving Iii

Date: 11/22/2013 1:15:00 PM

yes regretful

Mark Peterson
Date: 11/22/2013 1:29:00 PM

Thanks, John. Better to die with regret than guilt. Or not to die at all. Regret is transformative. Guilt is damning.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 11/5/2013 6:19:00 AM

wow! very powerful! i love "into darkness' gaping maw." that's a brilliant depiction of death (to me)...

Mark Peterson
Date: 11/6/2013 1:02:00 PM

Thanks Ilene. I once had an issue of heavy metal poisoning, and it damaged the endorphin function of my brain. I literally saw darkness' gaping maw and knew the feeling of losing faith and facing oblivion. What an ordeal!

Mark Peterson
Date: 11/5/2013 11:52:00 AM

Thanks so much. The emotions have to be pretty raw to write about stuff like this. Don't like hanging around it very long. Anyway, gratitude.