Pieces that Remain

Have you ever had those Days when you felt Broken?

Completely out of Order…Totally beyond repair

Those Days when just waking up seemed almost impossible to do

Have you ever had those Nights when you felt Torn at the seams?

Ripped to shreds….Tattered and worn out

Those Nights when you wish you could be anyone else but you

Have you ever had those Moments when your world came Crumbling down?

Collapsing all at once… Dust and rubble all about

Those moments when if you had wings like a Dove you’d just fly away

Have you ever had those Times when you were simply Shattered?

Tiny bits of you all over the place

Those Times when there was nothing left you could ask, you could do, or even say

If you have! then please know there are others just like you

Many Many folks who have been truly put to the test

Thoughts of leaving this Earth out weighed the thoughts of staying put

Believing that doing so would truly be what was best

But I’m here to tell you from much experience

I have been Broken and Shattered more times than you’d care to believe

I’ve felt like I was nothing but useless rubble put to the side

I felt I was beyond repair so why not just simply leave

But then one day I stood back and looked at those piles of debris

And Yes I saw bits of sadness, anger and even pain

But I realized I was simply damaged, not unfixable

And I could be reconstructed with all those ….Pieces that Remained.

© Shannan Butler 7/26/2014

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