Pieces

If a life has been one of deprivation and disappointment,
something special introduced into the flow can
splatter light on ugliness previously unperceived.
Unperceived or ignored.
When, suddenly, you get something you want out of life
it can illuminate harsh edges of the things you despise.
This new happiness does not fit with the life you
have been enduring.
You want more of the happiness, less of the enduring.
Pieces of the jigsaw fell into place against your will;
force a new piece into the puzzle and everything gets
unbalanced.
Awkward.
The chaos feels pre-ordained, feels like motion in
the right direction.
Dig the special.
Force the rest of the pieces to fit.