Reasons for the trip

This poem attempts a presentation of my feelings and thoughts about the reasons for deciding to quit my job in July08, selling my home in December08, abandoning plans of single motherhood for the time being, parking my Porsche and belongings at good friends who have become family in Los Angeles, and setting off on a 6 month journey to India (the country of my birth) and the far east.
The journey begins on a United Flight 112 from Los Angeles to Bombay departing on the 31st of March 2009 arriving Bombay on April Fools Day!



After all these years of seizing the day
Pushing the limits, blurring the boundaries
Living up to expectations, theirs and mine
Treading old paths and carving new ones

I am tired of the rules of the game
Tired of playing at the old table
An autodidactic player
Winning a few rounds, loosing a few

I want to turn on, tune in and drop out
I want to change the parameters of the game
Learn to court its obstinate and obdurate ways
I want to love the enemy and keep the friend
I want to feel part of the scenery
And walk right out of the machinery

Will this fools journey guarantee new livery