Some Puzzles

The years and the journey  
The pieces cracked and worn  
Halfway finished and forgotten  
Waiting patiently for one  
To just sit and want the whole picture  

A thousand times and just one more  
I'll scream inside my head  
Words lost to ears busy with appearances  
Steal my life, ransom my soul, and it goes  
 
Hill after hill, just another mile  
Baggage lost is strength gained  
The path is vicious and overgrown  
Another breath and I take your hand  
So many lost along the way; we're going to do this  
 
A time too many and I'm hardened to the thought  
Old words in bad times offer no solace  
I watched the Shepherd step out of sight  
Turn back one last time, and then he goes  
 
I've heard the beauty and horror of joy and anger  
The sound of violence spilling out of every pore  
Begging for one, just one, to hold me through it  
The awful silence of distance within arms reach  
Misguided interpretations of what I was told I could be  
 
Once more, and I'll leave you alone  
Neither Grace nor will can replace  
What should be and what can't  
I had the strength but I can't force  
What doesn't fit