The Missing Piece Meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein

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The Missing Piece Meets the Big O by Shel Silverstein

The missing piece sat alone waiting for someone to come along
Take it somewhere, somewhere to fit
But could not role
Others could role
But did not fit
One didn't know a Thing about fitting
And another
Didn't know a thing
About anything
One was too delicate
"Pop"
One put it on a pedestal
And left it there
Some had too many pieces missing
Some had too many pieces period
It learned to hide from hungry ones.
More came
Some looked too closely
Other's rolled right by without noticing
It tried to make itself more attractive
It didn't help
It tried being flashy
But that just frightened the shy ones away
At last one came along
That fit just right
But all of a sudden
The missing piece began to grow and grow
"I didn't know you were growing"
"didn't know either" said the missing piece.
I'm looking for my missing piece that won't increase ...sigh!!!!!!
And then one day
One came along who looked different.
What do you want of me? Asked the missing piece
"Nothing"
What do you need from me?
"Nothing"
"Who are you' asked the missing piece
"I'm the Big O" said Big O.
I think you are the one, I have been waiting for said the missing piece
"may be I'm your missing piece"
But I'm not missing a piece
Said Big O
There is no place you would fit
That's too bad said missing piece
I was hoping that perhaps
I could roll with you........
"You cannot roll with me said big O'

"But perhaps you can roll by yourself"
"By myself?"
A missing piece cannot roll by itself
Have you tried?
Asked big O
But I have sharp corners
Said the missing piece
I'm not shaped for rolling
Corners wear off said big O
And shapes change, any how I must say good bye ! Perhaps we will meet again
And away it rolled
The missing piece was alone again
For a long time. It just sat there.
Then..............................
Slowly...........................
It lifted itself up on one end
And flopped over
Then lifted ..pull..flop-
It began to move forward
And soon its edges began to wear off,
Lift.. Pull.. flop.. lift ..pull ..flop..
And it's shape began to change
And then it was bumping instead of flopping
And then it was bouncing
Instead of bumping
And then it was rolling instead of bouncing
And it didn't know where and it didn't care
It was rolling

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• love
• relationships
• missing piece
• the big o
• Shel Silverstein

[thelawofsinging]

love this.. I receive it!

[MOONintoSCORPION]

that is so beautiful!!!!

[FreeHugYogaMisaDerhy]

Beautiful. Thank you!

[villevn]

Very nice, thanks :)

[VICTINIVICTORY119]

sounds like life...

[Supaflexx]

i love the 2 spelling mistakes!

[rockchelleized]

perfect sound track!

[esterav]

I love the story.

[Grnivy]

I love this poem thank you so much for this!

[TheCharmeleon66]

I bet that took u a long time to make and it was really good thumbs up!!!