"I am Good; I am Happy"

By Prashant Awasthi

After so long,
she asked me today,
"How are you?"

I smiled, and paused before replying —
and I thought:

"Though I'm not living my life in hell,
I still don't know what I should tell.

Though I'm glad with who I am today,
I still don't know why I feel like I'm decaying.

Though there are lots of things around to cheer,
I still don't know from whom I fear.

The upheaval shrouded my solace somewhere inside me;
I look for it with a belief trying to be a better me."

At last, I replied -
"I am Good; I am Happy"