Whole

Whole

Once I was whole

Every part of me accounted for

Each piece fit snugly to the one next to it

And they created a perfect picture

Then one day I met someone 

And we compared pictures

We found that our pieces matched

So I gave you mine and you gave me yours

The picture was still beautiful

But it had changed drastically

New colours were added

New landscapes and interesting designs

Soon I was trading pieces

With so many different people

That some of mine were lost

And some pieces didn't fit me at all

My picture became unrecognizable

Whole sections went missing

Nothing of my original picture remained

So I stopped giving pieces away

Over time I started finding

Some of my lost pieces in other people

They had extras they could spare

And slowly my picture reappeared

While it may be blurry and incomplete 

My picture is still a masterpiece

And I will keep adding to it

To fill in the hole

Words: ©2017LCR
Image: CCO