Regina Mcintosh Poet Free verse

Pain

Pain discourages my heart
And I feel so very lost
Alone like I have never known
With a sorrow that has grown
From something sad and dark
To a feeling of grief beyond words

Aching to my very bones
This throbbing trouble is like
Mourning, black and gloomy
Heavy on the heart and shadowed
By the feelings of dread and fear
That pierce the hope, dispel
All the faith that whispers
Its grace and thanks
Its light that shines down
From its home above

From the center of the storm
Falling in shades of death and ruin
There lives a silence that attests
To the hurt living in my chest
The worry that colors my life
In an oppressive urgency for light

The anguish that comes to life
On the heart who knows such strife
Is like a sting from the bleakness
Brought about my struggles with despair
The angry depression who can’t care
If my mind is at a loss for the peace
That comes when the truth flies free

The truth is that love from God
Destroys the darkness, the discord
Brought about by a sorrow beyond words
Feelings so painful they are a part
Of the shadows, the obscurity, the night
Where we can’t see the intense light
Of One who gives our hearts relief
Solace for all our pain and grief
Assurance that all we need to do is
Believe, and we’ll discover the answer
To our prayers is alive in the heart
Of those who share a love of Jesus
The One who opens the door to hope
The One who silences the fear
The One who shelters us through 
Every sorrow, every pain, every struggle

With Him, there is only sweetness and wonder!

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Unseeking Seeker February 1, 2022 at 6:08 AM We all go through what is called ‘the dark night of the soul’. Undoubtedly heart contracts but then, if we are resolute, we may choose to take it as merely as an offered experience of harsh duality, trusting God’s currents to carry us into His warm embrace.

Debra L Brown January 31, 2022 at 8:08 PM Gina, I felt the pain you were feeling. You expressed the words so clearly. Then in the last sentence, you gave all your worries and troubles to God. Faith! Blessings ~ Debra

Charmaine Chircop January 31, 2022 at 6:44 PM If only I could describe my pain so well..My darkness,my solitude,if only I find and feel God's love once-again..I know He s there..but sometimes I feel dosconnected with an urge to find the light onecemore.Awesome poem of Faith.

Paul Callus January 31, 2022 at 12:21 PM Hi Gina! For a moment I was wondering what was causing you so much pain! (This is not the Gina I know, I told myself!), and then I reached the last stanza, where you changed gear and your uplifting words put my mind at rest! ~ Regards & blessings // paul

Valsa George January 31, 2022 at 4:42 AM Even during the bleakest hour when mind is all clouded , there is light and love filtering through which the world cannot give, but only God can. Look up to "The One who opens the door to hope The One who silences the fear The One who shelters us through Every sorrow, every pain, every struggle"..... Beautifully said !