Playing with fire hurts.

It burns through layers of skin, creeping slow,

until our bodies shiver from the blow.

We can blow the flame out, or keep it burning.

When is a fire free of pain?

When were not touching the flame?

But can you play with fire without getting burnt?

Fire is fun to be around.

It’s bright and pretty and pulls us near,

showing us the warmth we think is dear,

we reach then ...

Theres something strange about this world we live in, constantly searching for our purpose, for a place where we belong. The pieces of ourselves we are always yearning for, our career, our life partner, a social circle, sometimes do not come as we wish they would. A puzzle is about patience, waiting to find the right pieces that fit together. It’s true, I am but a puzzle, a puzzle in which will ta...