Pretend, while sharing this page with me,

that what’s left of your time

is a jigsaw puzzle

It’s not new, but it’s yours

It came from ‘Goodwill’ with a note

of good will by the previous owner

That note says, “Beautiful,

but missing some pieces.”

Nothing makes the broad view of it obvious

As you begin working it, you worry that

this is more than one puzzle

Perhaps it’s actually the ugly and unwanted

makings of a hundred incomplete scenes

You seek out the border bits

till it’s obvious, how increasingly futil...