{"id":1681,"date":"2026-03-16T05:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2026-03-16T05:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:20:04","slug":"damaged-goods-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/damaged-goods-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"DAMAGED GOODS — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

DAMAGED GOODS<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

11-11-2017<\/p>\n

We have all been damaged goods,
\nHusbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, wives,
\nHurt and abused, deceived and misused,
\nSomeone or something shattered our lives.<\/p>\n

Knowing sunshine and rain, joy and pain,
\nWe have been left so completely broken,
\nA loved one lost, a special one tossed,
\nOr a word unwittingly and harshly spoken.<\/p>\n

But the Lord can use these tragic events,
\nTo make us what He desires us to be,
\nHe will pick up all the scattered pieces,
\nAnd set us right back there on His knee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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