UNSOLVED

Unsolved is that math problem from ten years ago

That geometry problem with triangles of torment and angles of anguish

I tried this formula and that random trick I’d learnt

Tallying those equations and reaching a dead-end every time

The problem remained unsolved for days at a stretch

Until I gave up on it and forgot about it completely

I found other easier problems to solve meanwhile

Pleasing myself, inflating my ego, giving me a solver’s afterglow

I solved many a problem over the years hence

Not all mathematical - some matters of the mind, some problems of the heart

But one fine day I encountered what looked like a similar problem

Those same triangles of torment, those same angles of anguish

My hands trembled with an eerie sense of familiarity – it was the same problem

It seem like I’d seen a long lost love, that I knew so much yet nothing about

I picked up the pen as I did resolve and gave it what would be my one last try

To my utter surprise, I was able to solve the problem without a sweat

It wasn’t the problem itself but the time, circumstances and my own self

That contributed to the question remaining unsolved for so long

Not all problems can be solved within the present times, try as we may

Some need more time by virtue of their inherent complexity

Some need better circumstances by virtue of their situation,

While some – just a better version of myself who’s reflected infinitely

With this epiphany, I glowed from ear to ear and proceeded to bigger problems,

Like was it really my turn again to wash the utensils and mop the floor today?