Puzzles

When the lights go out and the curtains are drawn

When the day gives up and the night wins the fight

When I put my back on my bed and it feels like earth

When I lay my head on the pillow and I can’t seem to hit the right spot

When my mind lights up and all I can do is dream

When I can’t shut my eyes because my soul decides it’s time to dance

When I come out to play as the whole world goes to sleep

When my heart opens up and I learn to breathe again

When I realize that patience isn’t submission but one way of fighting back

…Life is a puzzle and I can’t force the pieces to fit…

Because I have to survive today to live tomorrow

Because I have to shut down to fire up another day

Because I have to know pain to cherish pleasure

Because I have to appreciate less to understand more

Because I have to trust the process to discover thyself

Because I can’t let it die before it learns to fly

Because the child in me is yet to become a butterfly

Because I still have to feel the wind brush against my skin

Because I still need to learn when to let go.