Mark Peterson Poet Free verse

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 November 6, 2017 at 1:14 AM Congratulations on your wonderfully dark win, Mark - blessings, and keep up the great work! :-)

Skat A July 13, 2015 at 12:40 AM MARK, Congratulations on having your poem featured this coming week. **SKAT**

John Loving Iii November 22, 2013 at 1:15 PM yes regretful Mark Peterson November 22, 2013 at 1:29 PM Thanks, John. Better to die with regret than guilt. Or not to die at all. Regret is transformative. Guilt is damning.

Ilene Bauer November 5, 2013 at 6:19 AM wow! very powerful! i love "into darkness' gaping maw." that's a brilliant depiction of death (to me)... Mark Peterson November 6, 2013 at 1:02 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 November 5, 2013 at 11:52 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.

Vinayak Pratap November 4, 2013 at 12:02 AM very intense loved reading it Mark Peterson November 6, 2013 at 1:04 PM Thanks, V. It started out much longer, but then I experimented with carving words out while retaining meaning. It's amazing how far this can go. Mark Peterson November 4, 2013 at 6:41 AM Thanks, V. Gut wrenching to right and then eased by comments of friends.

Julie Heckman November 3, 2013 at 8:32 PM such pain and sorrow cast in a very elegant way Mark Peterson November 3, 2013 at 10:19 PM Julie, thank you so very much. Received with gratitude. I look forward to reading yours.