A JIGSAW PUZZLE

Sometimes, I wish my life was a jigsaw puzzle

A board filled with scattered pieces;

Each one a fragment of my existence,

Waiting to be placed where it belongs.

Some puzzles are easy, others are not.

I'm not sure which one mine is but I wish it were always simple,

The kind that takes only minutes to solve,

Without confusion, without frustration.

Mind you, I'm the player here;

Not some faceless observer.

I wonder what others would say if they saw my board.

Would they be as lost as I am sometimes?

Or would they find the pieces I seem to be missing?

Would they solve it effortlessly?

Or would they struggle just as I do?

Wouldn't you want a glimpse of my board?

Trust me, it’s an interesting one;

A chaotic mix of highs and lows,

Twists and turns that could make you laugh, make you cry, or perhaps both.

I think jigsaw puzzles are fun,

But only when they don’t take too long to solve.

Maybe that’s why I stopped playing them.

Maybe that’s why I walk away when things refuse to fall into place.

Perhaps the answer lies ahead, hidden within the puzzle itself.

But I’ll never know;

Not unless I find the missing pieces and solve them first.

~AskTheArthur~