Who Am I
Regina Riddle is 48
She’s been married – twice
Her first marriage lasted 23 years
And gave her heart some lasting fears
She’s struggled through some tender moments
And found herself bursting into tears
But through it all she’s trusted in the Lord
He’s been her rock and very best friend
For many years, Regina yearned for a baby
And discovered her fallopian tubes were blocked
She went to doctors and they did some work
A laser laparoscopy and in-vitro-fertilization
Both of which failed to do what they were intended to
So she remains a childless woman with a deep desire
To see the eyes, hear the giggles, hug the bundle
That would have been her precious little boy
Or her beautiful little girl
Over the years, through tears and fears,
Regina has always turned to her words
She’s written intermittently and incessantly
Always discovering new ways to say the very same things
That she loves more than she can say
Dreams much wilder than she can hope
And believes much deeper than she can voice
And through all the inspirations that whisper through her days
She finds a way to believe that there will always be more
New dreams, new visions, new muses
And, always, there are!!!
Regina discovered, in 2009, that she is bipolar
And that when over just fine
She realized – after so many years of dealing with the highs and lows,
There was a reason for her madness
A reason that wasn’t even her own fault
And, to her great relief, there were magic pills,
That would keep her tears at bay,
Her insomnia away and her feelings much more safe.
Regina also learned, from trial and error,
That she enjoys learning and she went back to college
There she is today, taking the classes she loves…
Writing code to change how a web page performs
And now she looks forward to graduation day next May
Then finding that new job where her skills can be put to use
And where her employer will appreciate her muse.
Regina is, to me, a very resourceful woman
One who has gone through her share of pain
Healed and learned to believe in herself
And above all else, to put God where he belongs,
As the very first One to know the depths of her heart
As the One who she loves beyond anything mere words could reveal
And the only One to guide her steps as she walks
From moment to moment in this beautiful place called God’s world!!!
©2014 by Regina Riddle
For: SKAT A’s KEEP IT REAL POETRY CONTEST
Copyright © Regina Mcintosh | Year Posted 2014
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