Beyond Repair

My sadness consuming
We are so completely broken
The pieces of us now
in a thousand shards
scattered, carried by the wind

Crawling and crying
Scratched and bloodied 
I recover what I can
and reassemble the fragments
Knowing the damage is irreparable

Still I have to do something
Isn’t that what I am supposed to do?
Take the blame
and repair the wreckage
Isn’t that what I always do?

Impossible to find all the pieces
of a dysfunctional union
I am left holding
a misshapen, toxic mess that
will never function properly again

The realization is overwhelming
and I know I am obligated to
accept the inevitable 
My heart breaks even more
but now I accept it is done


Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing
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19 thoughts on “Beyond Repair”

1. Christine, this is extraordinary. It is moving, sad, filled with despair and then finally, acceptance. Beautiful! 😊

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   1. Thank you so much Gypsie. I’m happy you liked it ☺️💕

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2. I feel this one 💔

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   1. Thank you Paula. I’m happy it resonated with you. ☺️💕

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3. Brilliantly expressed emotions Christine.

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   1. Thanks dear Sadje ☺️💕

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      1. You’re welcome my friend

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4. A raw and painful poem, Christine! But acceptance often leads to healing, as many of us know so well 🙂

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   1. Indeed! Thank you Ingrid ☺️💕

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5. Nice one Christine💞

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   1. Thanks Laiba ☺️💕

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      1. My pleasure❤

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6. Beautiful depth.😢

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   1. Thank you my friend ☺️💕

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      1. My pleasure.

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7. Acceptance and grief of it are impenetrable walls at times like the one you describe here. It’s just so hard to be open & loving when everything is rending. Whether the circumstances are personal or collective (or both), But what else are we going to do? Despair is such a terrible option and we cannot carry it indefinitely. So here’s to whatever gets you through the night.

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   1. Thanks Brendan. I appreciate your kind words. I always write my way through life’s challenges. It doesn’t always solve the problem but it calms me down to be able to put things in perspective. 😑☺️

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8. I felt this one very deeply. Especially when you say: “Still I have to do something
   Isn’t that what I am supposed to do?
   Take the blame
   and repair the wreckage
   Isn’t that what I always do?”

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   1. Sadly this is what many of us do. We, as women, are the healers and have a deep need to make everything right. Even if it is to our detriment 😢 Thank you for reading and commenting. Sending you love for your journey ☺️💕

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