I am sad and I can’t explain why he said
You don’t know? she said
No I don’t he said as tears formed in his eyes.
She was silent as only one who knows can be silent.
Why can’t I find my matching puzzle piece? he said
Because you don’t know your own shape she said
I know who I am not he said
But a puzzle piece doesn’t have only edges she said
A puzzle piece fills a hole he said
But the hole must be empty in the first place she said
It’s not a hole unless I belong in it he said
How do you know you belong there she said
Because I feel deep inside of me that there is a place where I fit in he said
How is that any different from any other missing puzzle piece she said
My feelings are real he said More real than the feelings of any other puzzle piece he said
What makes you think you’re so special she said
Nobody else’s feelings feel like this he said
You’re one in a million puzzle pieces she said
I’ve done the research he said
You never asked me she said