Where Are You Now?

Where are you now?

I miss you madly;

You were perfect,

None like you can be!

Where are you now?

I think of you when I eat, I think of you when I call it a day,

I think of you all the time,

Oh! You were so beautiful!

Where are you now?

As a ten-year-old boy, I missed being a pampered and protected baby;

As a middle age man, I missed the carefree days of a teenager;

With sagging skin and gray hair, I miss rather intensely my stable 30s and 40s!

One fine morning, I shuddered in utter disbelief;

A stroke! I had a narrow escape;

For once, I started to

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obsess with my "present";

I did not care about my past; I did not worry about my future!

I paused, I reflected; Nothing could be as beautiful as the "present";

I painted cheerful pictures and happy moods for my "present";

Dwelling in the past is a mirage of sorts; Future is an illusion in its own way;

The present is the only truth!

Slowly, steadily, I chose to live in the moment;

I am happier than ever; I became healthier like never before;

I enjoyed the little joys and chased my dreams all too positively;

I never once went back to my old self; I never asked, "Where are you now?" again!