puzzled

when there is a piece missing,
you can't finish the puzzle.
at least, not the way it was intended,
not the way it was designed.

you can put part of it together,
and that part will be whole,
but the whole of it together,
will wholly be a part.

when there is a piece missing,
you can't finish the puzzle.
at least, not the way it was intended,
not the way it was designed.

you can take the other pieces
and use them to build a model train station
or to decorate a planter
but you cannot make the picture on the puzzle box.

when there is a piece missing,
you can't finish the puzzle.
at least, not the way it was intended,
not the way it was designed.

you can call the puzzle company
and see if they will send you the missing piece
but probably they will tell you
to go buy another puzzle.

when there is a piece missing,
you can't finish the puzzle.
at least, not the way it was intended,
not the way it was designed.

you could take a piece
from another puzzle
and jam it in the empty spot
but then you have two incomplete puzzles and none complete.

when there is a piece missing,
you can't finish the puzzle.
at least, not the way it was intended,
not the way it was designed.

where do the pieces go?