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.
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