Language Is a Puzzle

Language Is A Puzzle Fit the words together As best you can So that they come as close As they possibly can To forming what seems to be A whole Then you begin verbal charades You are the actor And everyone else has to guess What you are trying to project - Your thoughts and feelings - With only your pieced together, Mostly complete, Verbal Puzzle To guide them Don't underestimate The difficulty of the game People come close But very few can understand The puzzle that is you Then it is their turn One by one they piece Their own verbal puzzle together And present it To you And if, by chance, You can feel past their words And know what feeling Their words are hinting at You better keep them around Because the jumble of their words And yours - Nouns, verbs, and most importantly Adjectives (because in this case every word is an adjective, isn't it?)- Only make sense to the two of you Combine all of your words - Only shells and shadows Of who you each are No matter what the letters, Language, or accent No matter how big or how small, How many or few, Or what order they're in Your words will amount to Love, an adjective for...