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Puzzles

A Poem

By Tammy GomezPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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I feel like a complex puzzle

The feelings I’ve tried to muzzle

But I’m missing a piece

One that nearly everyone has

I see it every day all these puzzles put together

All pretty and nice

I’ve tried taking pieces that clearly won’t fit

And smashing them in that missing section

It’s a pain that’s hard to describe

Knowing that missing piece will always be there

That it’s just another burden to bear

It’s hard to look in that mirror and see it

Like a blemish that won’t go away

You haven’t been there for years

And for years before that

Something I’m realizing

And perhaps someday that piece will shrink

It’ll always be there

And it’ll always feel bare

It’s a throbbing pain to recover from

Like a rock thrown in the water the rippling

Is still happening

And where were you?

And where are you?

Maybe someday I’ll stop asking

Pull myself away

I’ll always be that puzzle

Missing that piece

It’s hard to accept the full picture isn’t there

To find that beauty in what I have here

But I’m painting a picture

And some day it will get bigger

But for now you’re not here

Maybe you’ll never be

But I’ve waited for years to see you change

All I see is you going in circles

I don’t want to be that way

So I’m painting this picture on my little puzzle

And it’s getting bigger

And I figure it will keep growing

Whether you’re in it or not.

inspirational
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