I am a puzzle
with pieces that don’t fit
every way you try
you will get nowhere with it
the whole picture is not shown
on the box or it’s lid
and I hate to tell the truth
I’ve been this way since I was a kid
Absorbed in the puzzle
I lose all track of time
Anxiety over takes me
As though I’ve committed a crime
Is it wrong to be more than one
The puzzle pieces scatter on the floor
As I turn over the table and run for the door
I am running scared,
trying to get away
the pieces fall to the ground
and stay where they lay
some of the pieces overlap
while others are alone
when I look at the pieces
I am chilled to the bone
How will I ever put together
All that is broken
When all I have to go on
Are secrets that are spoken
These are my only clues
to the misfit puzzle pieces here
and I am half way out the door
denial in its most sincere
Left on the floor in disarray
The pieces try to call to me
I turn my back on them
Why can’t they just leave me be
I walk back to the table
And turn it right side up
I gather all the puzzle pieces
Making my hand like a cup
They shower down onto the table
And I vow to give it one more try
But I don’t know where to begin
I can only ask why
C2013
Therapy Bits 
Another powerful poem, Carol Anne! How about, I’ll publish a chapbook if you will? Deal?
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Deal, but I don’t know the first thing about self publishing 🥰🥰
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LOL me neither. First we’ll gather poems. 🙂
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It’s a deal then 😆
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You’ve written is in such a heartfelt and evocative way Carol. Hugs.
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Hugs, thank you 💟😚
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You’re most welcome
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😘😘😘
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A very strong poem
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Thank you 😁
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I can’t imagine what it’s like, but thank you for sharing. It is such a heartfelt, honest poem. 💙
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Thank you so much I really appreciate you taking time to comment and read my poem 💟😚
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You’re very welcome, Carol Anne!
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🌻💖💖
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A wonderful poem, Carol Anne. This is a most touching story of your life. I could feel your frustration all the way through. I can’t imagine trying to fit the piece of my life together without seeing the picture on the cover! So well done!
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Thanks Dwight! You are so kind! It can be pretty hard living with it. X
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I am sure it is… hang in there!
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Will do, thanks 🌹
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This is a very moving poem Carol
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Thanks, Kim 💕
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