{now.}

It was spring, but it was summer I wanted the  warm days,and the great outdoors.

It was summer, but it was fall I wanted,
the colorful leaves, and the cool, dry air.

It was fall, but it was winter I wanted,
the beautiful snow, and the joy of the holiday season.

It was winter, but it was spring I wanted,
the warmth and the blossoming of nature.

I was a child, but it was adulthood I wanted,
the freedom and respect.

I was 20, but it was 30 I wanted, to be mature, and sophisticated.

I was middle-aged, but it was 20 I wanted, the youth and the free spirit.

I was retired, but it was middle age I wanted, the presence of mind without limitations.

My life was over, and I never got what I wanted.

- Jason Lehman

can we, can I, live in the NOW?

not in the past, not in the future.

NOW.

maybe we should all buy watches like this so we can remember.

p.s. on a side note, this was written by a 14-year-old boy. who says teens can't be smart and profound and worth talking to?