Where were you?

When among the ruins of my actions
Was my body breaking, shattering
Longing for a hand to hold one last time;
Oh! The hand that now is mine to hold,
Where were you?

When in the seeping chilling winds
Was I shivering, freezing
From the want of warmth of human touch;
Oh! The hug that warms my cold skin now,
Where were you?

When in the arid lands of wander
Was my skin peeling with simmering heat
That choked my throat into silence;
Oh! The nectar that now quenches my thirst,
Where were you?

When in the dark alleys of lust
Was my soul turning blackish red
From the dust of the sinful skin;
Oh! The light that clearly lights my path now,
Where were you?

When silence sometimes questioned
Was my heart seeking answers everywhere
For at rest was never my soul;
Oh! The answer now to all my questions,
Where were you?

When then do I get the answer
As my heart finally sees you
From the depth of depths it says;
Oh! every pain, every agony readied me for you,
that is where my love, were you.