My being is like a puzzle. I'm not sure how close I am to getting it put together, but I am starting to at least get an idea of what it is supposed to look like when I'm done. I'm pretty sure it's full of people. The people I truly APPRECIATE (this word is under-rated) They are people who, no matter where they are now, are always with me. It's like I can't replace them. For instance, my dad. He died when I was 16. No matter what happens to me during this life, NOTHING will replace what he was to me. In my puzzle of a soul, he's taken a pretty big piece - one of those big, important ones in the middle. I, therefore, remain 1 piece short of a full puzzle, if you will. That is an important one, but there are so many others. Lathen holds a huge piece right now, and in return, he's given me more love, respect and appreciation than I ever thought possible. I believe that when you meet those really special people, you have to give them that piece of you. It makes a hole just big enough for them to come inside you and remain there forever. Sometimes, someone comes along and kind of borrows a piece for a bit and returns it without ever giving you anything in return, those people suck and make you feel like crap, but they've taught you something, haven't they? Others just fit over the top of a piece you already have, try to get in, maybe ride along for awhile, but are never really needed at all. When these types leave, you don't so much miss them, it doesn't hurt. We all have these puzzle-souls. I'm quite fond of mine and I'm thankful for those people who have helped me put it all together. I truly hope they know who they are because I love them so much. Some of them are in my life right now, others are not. Some of them are alive and well, some are not. Whatever the situation, I thank them for holding a piece to my puzzle; for although I don't have it anymore, they have become a part of who I am and what I become. No matter whether their existence in my life was good or bad, the spaces they left in my puzzle-soul have allowed so much wisdom, strength and love to enter in. It is this I appreciate, because it can never be replaced. I'll live with these holes, because the reason for their existence is priceless. aaaaaaaaaabsorb.