I am the missing piece
of a nearly completed puzzle.
I've walked through hall after hall,
stopped at table after table,
scanned jigsaw after jigsaw
hoped for the possiblity of fitting in,
and yet…

Have you worked with a puzzle,
struggling with a piece you know belongs somewhere,
twisting and turning it,
forcing it where it comes close
but doesn't actually belong?

One day, effortlessly,
I will slip into that space
where color, corner and curve
perfectly align.

I will find my place,
complete some picture–
a small part of a beautiful whole.

Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.