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Where the Missing Piece Goes?


Have you ever had your life

So put together

That you know exactly

What you’re missing

 

Nothing’s perfect

But it’s far better than bearable

With this one slot

Just ready to be filled

 

And this is the one thing

That has eluded you

All your life

It ran or you did

 

But now you’re ready for it

You want it

And you can have it

You have it

 

So easy

So much harder than you thought it would be

To have but not hard to keep

Because you could never throw this away

 

And it doesn’t fit

Into that slot quite right

And your life is messier

But now its whole

 

Hole

Was left when it left

Gone beyond reasoning

Or hope to be filled

 

Because now you’re missing

A piece of the puzzle

 

But the puzzle

Still seems complete

 

You can’t

Figure out

Where to fit

The piece you have found

 

And you hold a box of pieces

That complement your own

And could fit

If only you knew

 

Where the missing piece should go



 

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Comments (2)

alimustee
Nice
TamingOfSeaWolves
<p>beautiful</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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