'Jigsaw Piece'

Frustrating
Isn't it?
You can't seem
To get
This one piece
To fit
Everything else does
But this one piece
Its shape
Texture
Nature
Character
Doesn't quite fit
You're loath
To let it go though
You grew
Quite fond of it
While you wrestled
To fit it
Into the rest of your life
Don’t be swallowed
By this toil
One day
You will find
A more fitting piece
To your jigsaw
In harmony with
All other pieces
So it’s OK
To let this
Misfit
GO

22nd December, 2003