{"id":61123,"date":"2011-09-03T18:24:44","date_gmt":"2011-09-03T22:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/61123\/picking-pieces-cheryls-pals-collab\/"},"modified":"2011-09-03T18:24:44","modified_gmt":"2011-09-03T22:24:44","slug":"picking-pieces-cheryls-pals-collab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/61123\/picking-pieces-cheryls-pals-collab\/","title":{"rendered":"PICKING UP THE PIECES — A Cheryl’s Pals Collab"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PICKING UP THE PIECES<\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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By Barbara K<\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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A Cheryl’s Pals Collab<\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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Broken and tattered,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

my emotions tossed aside,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

worn, torn and exhausted,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

I desperately try to recover<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

what’s left of me inside;<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

trying to collect<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

all the tears that I’ve shed,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

gathering up the pieces<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

of what’s left to mend,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

putting back together<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

fragments strewn about<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

of this broken heart<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

that seemed so battered<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

and torn apart<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

with no way to repair.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

But as I begin to reassemble<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

this broken heart of mine,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

splattered and shattered<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

and strewn about<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

in a manner so unkind,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

I feel the soothing rain<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

as it gently soothes my soul<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

and I find the love<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

that smoothes the edges<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

of emotions rough and raw<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

as I pick up the pieces<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

one by one<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

and put them together,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

sealing them with your love.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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(c) barbara kausteklis 9-3-11<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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Thanks to Pals: Lady “Cheryl” Death,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

Detox, Michelle K, Diane, Bella,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

Mary Margaret, Rebel,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

and Me, Barbara<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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A Cheryl’s Pals Collab<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

for the “Saturday Share”:<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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Thanks always for your visits and comments.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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~barb~<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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