Notches, lines, and curves
Leaving holes, missing parts
Looking for pieces, in places
People, to fill gaps
Persons to flip, perhaps
Find one, almost a match
Let them be this,
Force them to fit
Oh, don't fit?
Get a hammer
Pull your hair
Gnash your teeth
Tear your nails
Stub your toes
Bust you funny bone
Look all over
For that perfect piece
All look the same
Maybe, a bit different
I have to admit
Eventually, a simple plan
Systematically, try them all
Eventually, you have two piles
The ones you tried
And the ones you don't
Then, out of the blue
The piece is in your hand
Maybe you had to turn it
Or maybe it was just right
In either case, there it is
When you have it
There is no reason
Try the rest, the untested
Should be forgotten
They're not worth your time
That one piece, special
Completed the puzzle
And it meant the most
Because she was
The hardest to get
Aug 29, 2014
Aug 29, 2014 at 6:46 PM UTC
Notches, lines, and curves
Leaving holes, missing parts
Looking for pieces, in places
People, to fill gaps
Persons to flip, perhaps
Find one, almost a match
Let them be this,
Force them to fit
Oh, don't fit?
Get a hammer
Pull your hair
Gnash your teeth
Tear your nails
Stub your toes
Bust you funny bone
Look all over
For that perfect piece
All look the same
Maybe, a bit different
I have to admit
Eventually, a simple plan
Systematically, try them all
Eventually, you have two piles
The ones you tried
And the ones you don't
Then, out of the blue
The piece is in your hand
Maybe you had to turn it
Or maybe it was just right
In either case, there it is
When you have it
There is no reason
Try the rest, the untested
Should be forgotten
They're not worth your time
That one piece, special
Completed the puzzle
And it meant the most
Because she was
The hardest to get
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