MY QUEST By NANDITA DASGUPTA

In my journey through life

I have lived and seen the past

I have lived through present

And have looked towards the future .

The past has been and will be again,

That is what future taught me…

It is but an illusion !!

Therefore , I live in the present .

The past comes often , interposing itself

Between me and my present,

Like a chameleon changing colours

The ugly scars on its body …vanished!!

Only the pleasantness is left behind

In the last few drops of the sweet wine

The aftertaste of the nectar

lingers on the palate… !

                         

Time has dulled the bitterness and pain

And left a balm behind

To numb the mind and soul

Battling the present .

The infiniteness of time

Is measured not in hours or minutes

But in memories like vignettes

That sometimes cajoles – at others coaxes ..

The past often bursts forth in a kaleidoscope

Of hitherto forgotten terrors..

The present offers opium to dull the pain

Never completely wiping it away ..

There is no escape from this cycle

Except to immerse yourself in the present-

Unquestioning …

And you may find peace .