Regina Mcintosh Poet Free verse

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The Looming Darkness

Depression has caught me within it’s talons,
Leaving me with a feeling of pure disappointment
Making me to believe that I don’t deserve happiness
Or the love that helps me to find my way through
This desolate, desperate place of darkness and gloom

Worry has trapped me within it’s lasting clutches,
Forcing me to feel like an impatient, yearning neurotic
Whispering pessimism across my cynical nakedness,
Coloring my spirit with hues of deepest ebony
Withdrawing all hope, faith and belief in intimate dreams

Nervousness has ensnared me within loss and anxiety
Causing me to believe that I deserve this rigid irritation
Defeat breathes it’s scent of disillusionment and suffering
Dancing decay and menacing death through my heart
Welcoming me into a world of fear and apprehension

These feelings of wrong thinking fight my hopes and dreams
Anchoring me in heartache, echoing through my silent reveries
Wishing to destroy my peace and serenity, yet I finally see
I can fight these feelings of discouragement with inner strength
Power that weighs in on my warrior’s spirit and combats my doubts

Slowly, I am learning to listen to the faithful heart living within,
The core of my spirit’s breath where that warrior lives and breathes
Shooting out fiery darts of kindness and compassion and faith
Everything that I need to reach out to the goodness I need to see
To know and discover within myself so that I might be able to live

A life filled with honesty, sincerity and all that can be expressed
Through grace, hope, joy and peace… sweet love that lives and gives
Sends darts of intimacy through my soul so that I can dance merrily
Expressing the sense of pure charity that lives within me and reaches
Out to those around me so that I can know what it is to share my humanity

Thankfully, this warrior that lives within me is there to protect me
From the anger, pain, bitterness and sadness that life inflicts 
Sending me toward the edge of defeat, but comes back from there
To show me that love is real – love is a mystery and promise and whisper
Breathing into me that warrior’s assurance that everything will be okay
Because I have the love I need to give back and to thank God for everything!



Warrior Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Silent One
July 7, 2020

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Aditi Mishra July 26, 2020 at 10:34 AM This is a fave for me Gina! I can relate with your words from my memories of such times. I lived your journey of pain, loss and then love and courage. A true warrior never gives up. You are one. Congratulations on your win. Blessings and love :)

Malabika Ray Choudhury July 14, 2020 at 6:10 PM Congratulations on your win, Dear Poet. The last stanza says all - how a warrior within us protect ourselves from the negative feelings. Love, Mala

Paula Goldsmith July 14, 2020 at 12:22 PM Congratulations on your win. Yes, Depression, Worry and Nervousness are all part of life. I love your ending lines they say it all. Thank You, God. Enjoy your win and day..............

Silent One July 14, 2020 at 10:44 AM Congratulations on your placement in the contest..

Caren Krutsinger July 10, 2020 at 4:10 PM This is a brave and gloriously honest write, my spiritual warrior friend! Good luck in the contest.

Eric Cohen July 8, 2020 at 4:35 PM These stanzas flow to paint a powerful picture of a warrior's struggle. Inspiring but I think not easy. Peace to you, Regina.

Vijay Pandit July 8, 2020 at 7:02 AM You speak for many Gina, in this heartfelt write. Touching verses --it takes a warrior within to overcome some obstacles life throws at us.

Demetrios Trifiatis July 8, 2020 at 6:54 AM Even the darkest night of fear is dissipated by the dawn's first dray of hope my dearest friend, Regina. A powerful and profound poem. The presence of our God within is what we all need. This warrior is truly invisible! Blessings and hugs xxx