to be patient

it's a difficult thing
when the puzzle pieces fit
for everyone else
and i'm stuck
and old habits
die hard

but there's hope
always hope
yet it throws me for a loop
when maybe what i need
is so far
so damn far
yet so very close

to be patient
is a lesson
disguised as a gift
i want desperately
to tear into
it will never be easy
but it will be worth
every
single
moment
when it turns out
life isn't such a puzzle
anymore.