Puzzle Pieces



Our lives are one big puzzle,
We don't know how many pieces we've got,
There's people that fit in quite nicely,
And people who try but do not,
We're constantly adding more pieces,
All the memories of things we've been through,
We add laughter and tears and adventure,
And the lessons we've learnt to be true,
Everyone has their own puzzle,
There will be ones where you do not fit,
Don't you ever dare make your piece smaller,
Just so you can live there for a bit,
If you keep cutting off all your edges,
One day you won't recognise what you see,
And you'll forget the person you once were,
Before the world told you who you should be,
Make the most of each piece in your puzzle,
It'll be a grand masterpiece when it's done,
So you won't have to look back when it's over,

And realise you've left out the sun.
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Submitted on November 16, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBDEFEAGFGDCFCAHF H
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 788
Words 154
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 19, 1

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