maybe everyone is solving the same puzzle.
some take their time
while others hurry to finish.

this jigsaw has a zillion pieces,
each piece a little different
from all the rest.

maybe we started at the wrong end,
going from top to bottom
instead of bottom to top.

this puzzle is confusing.
it is hard to put together
when the pictures look so similar
in every piece.

maybe your piece stuck out to me.
it had more color than the rest,
but the color was faded.

it seemed to need some brightness,
so i tried to force my piece
to be with yours.
to give it more light than before.

maybe my piece is slightly broken,
because it's hard to fit into the rest of the puzzle.
we seemed to fit alright,
i figured it was enough--
to roughly fit with your piece.

i think i tried too hard
to make our pieces fit.

maybe i wouldn't pull away
because i knew you needed light.
but maybe it wasn't my light you needed.

our pieces don't match.
your piece is out there.
it has just enough color,
and just enough light,
to bring you out of the dark.