All the Little Pieces and the Large One

The lost girl went out in search for herself.
She found pieces little and large
Scattered across vast lands and places afar.
She walked till her feet got sore,
Determined to find every last piece.

She stumbled upon a little lake
And happened to gaze at her reflection.
There was so much more to her now,
She was so different from when she set out.
It was a beautiful sight. She smiled.

Perhaps it was time to go back.
She turned only to find that she had left behind little pieces
At every spot she had found a new piece of herself,
Glistening  under the sun,
Beautiful.

She began to walk again.
But this time she knew her journey had just begun.
She went back to collect some lost pieces
And let go of others.
Some pieces just didn't fit any longer.

But she was missing a large slice.
A large beautiful part of her she had lost along the way.
When she found it
It didn't fit so well anymore.
So she sat beside it and waited.
Waited till the pieces aligned themselves and it became part of her again.