Puzzle

Every time I look at her

It's like I can't remember her name

I know the letters that make it up

But together they don't sound the same

So different to who I am now

So shy and timid

So quick to fall apart

To pick apart her pieces

She could never finish a puzzle

She would line up the wrong ends

Try to make a match but it ended up stalling her progress

So she'd throw the box to the ground

And then kick it out the window

And then she'd take a deep breathe

And pretend it was all a crecendo

A performance of a lifetime

She said she could replicate it with ease

Day after day

Night by night

Until she finally lost the whole game

Now even she didn't want to play it

She wanted it to just end

The board half done just like her hair

Finally she stashed it under her bed

Later some pieces were missing

Later some pieces had left

Some pieces had left her broken

Some pieces had made her feel like death

But when it all came together

And she finally figured it out

She realized it was a mirror

Pointing to herself

"There lie your doubts.

You finally figured it out.

Always in your head.

Make sure you don't wind up dead."

Written on: Nov 12, 2021