You Left Me Broken
But I'll put the pieces together again
The day you left me, I was
Crushed
Shattered
You left me completely broken.
I was completely fractured
Damaged
Destroyed
Chipped into small, tiny pieces
But I got up, on feet
Rebuilt
Salvaged
And put myself back together again
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You left me fractured.
Crushed almost beyond repair
Wishing I was dead
Up I did get and
Put myself back together
Get up on my feet
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Broken
But repairable
Destroyed
But will rise again
Unloved
But will love again
Damaged
But will be mended
Dimmed
But will shine again
Humiliated
But will be proud again
Crushed
But will get it together
About the Creator
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Comments (48)
Well-wrought and an apt "hidden in plain sight" link from the other piece! I like to pepper those throughout my work here too! Congrats on top story for this one!
This was like peering into a window of my home as it happened to me, too. I love your strength and determination...we will thrive!
Thank you for putting your Top Stories all together in one article. I would never have found this poem otherwise, and I love it! It's a great expression of strength and healing.
Great job. I love the mosaic image that you put with it; it perfectly fits the message that you are putting across with the poem. Together, they create a bittersweet yet very optimistic image.
Yes I love this one. Really great stuff 🖤
Wow, this is so powerful!
Inspiration voiced in words. Powerful!
Beautiful. Crushed but not defeated. Like the mosaic of the illustration, its beauty comes from the reconstruction of the pieces that form the bigger picture. So well done!
Just read again, good mottos! ☺️
This is great! The last section is so empowering.
This is wonderful. These are the words of a survivor!!!
Beautiful and hopeful and heartbreaking. I can see why it's your favorite. Well done :)
Very powerful but I like the hopefulness it embodies!
Powerful and wrought with emotions - very well done!
There is hope! Stay focused on growth.
What a blend of hope and pain ❤
I know sometimes when I'm broken I seem unrepairable, but yu can be repaired as you pointed out
I don’t think I mentioned it yet, but congrats on your superb top story Mother Combs !! 😃👏
Very inspirational. So much strength in these words ❤️
This is so relatable and I love the message and the feel of it. Broken but repairable. That’s a great sentiment. When you feel broken to always know you can be repaired and that that isn’t impossible. Loved this!
Thanks
Empowering! Congratulations on top story and many more to come❤️💐
I loved this. Very well done. There's a real lesson in your words. Growth comes from pain. Congrats on the Top Story
Very relatable poetry, It’s hard to fixed the broken cracks because of the hunting memory . Congratulations Top Story 🥳🥳🥳🥳
This was so powerful! Congratulations on your Top Story!