the cookie

it's like taking out the cramberry
and leaving all the rest
as a missing piece of the recipe
keeps it from becoming best

jt adds a special flavor
one that is thoroughly enjoyed
and adjusting to a partial
is not easily employed

yet while the actual piece is missing
i figure I can imagine in its place
remember all its goodness
that could never be erased

knowing all the good times
that the missing was able to provide
as it was always willing to be apart
always ready for the ride

and while this missing piece
will keep this cookie from becoming whole
taking from its essence
its energy and its soul

i'll remember how much it mattered
never forgetting the original taste
and knowing never to take for granted
or to let anything go to waste

i'll cherish all the pieces
knowing one may come up lost
and I'll know the incompletness
and the satisfaction that will be lost

i hope this missing ingredient
will find its way back to the bowl
as this large chuck of the cookie
is what keeps it from being whole

jason
1/18/10, 11:48pm