Puzzle Pieces

Puzzle Pieces by Odin Roark How troublesome the process This jigsaw puzzlement of completion That piece of apology Impatiently gnawing at conscience Never uttered Forever evading the moment The congratulatory gesture Ever studied for the right angle The approach that would empower Not merely pander to an ego The closure unattended Acceptance of grieving’s unfamiliar form The not-yet-ready release from Mistake’s stubbornly suffocating choke Even saying I love you Remains held in abeyance Fearful of misjudged reaction Forcing rejection once again Yet… Patience remains as always Our least respected And most willing protector Might forbearance have but one goal? The simplest move of all Acceptance of the game Oh how we question Engagement of challenge The forever-perplexing summons The curves Angles Miscalculated chances When life’s countdown only asks We respect commitment Without need for interlocking For conquest Or gain That winning is non sequitur To mortality’s premise That always-alive existence Provides tireless refinement For the countless puzzle pieces Yet to ponder