'Now' Poem by Anita Sehgal

NOW sits with its head bent
Arms around its knees,
Like a petulant child gazing at the walls in the corner.
The shadow of the past, looms threateningly
Long images flash on the walls.
NOW longs to escape but where to go.
The future under the shadow of the past appears bleak and dreary.
NOW feels stifled, caught between the past and future.
The past that is gone and the future that is never there.
Both together somehow manage to squeeze
and stifle the life out of NOW.
How do I liberate myself? She wonders…
gathers courage..
stretches her arms to catch the shadow of the past
Afraid to be caught, the past slinks along
the walls as Now chases it.
Slowly as Now expands its space, the past retreats.
To tackle the future, why worry about what is not there yet or may not be there at all.
Live Now in joy and surrender, without looking back and forth.
The past will no longer haunt …
And the future has no say.
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