Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Happiness is not knowing about tomorrow

The road was dusty
The bricks were loose
The travel a pain
And the smell old news

Yet she trudged along
Trying to make a living
In a harsh city
That was not forgiving 

For laziness and defeat 
There was no place
It was city of dreams
A city that never slept

The work was mundane 
Everyday the same
It made day dreaming easy
And a much needed escape

She would sing and soar
No one to hold her back
No one to rush her
Or refuse to cut her any slack

Everyday and every night the same
A never ending routine 
That refused to change

As life craved more dreams than what's real
She felt suffocated she felt fear
Death by sameness and the cult of normalcy
Threatened to wipe out her inherent personality

And so one day she woke up
With an air of surety 
It's time to take the plunge 
Time to make dreams a reality
A resignation letter and a trip to the bank
A couple of phone calls 
Many on the other side called it a prank
'To Paris first I will go- and breathe in the air
Don't miss me much
Know that I am happier there
In my dreams I have seen the cobbled streets 
They call out to me ,they say let us meet'

And so she flew 
Armed with everything she ever had
On a long flight to Paris
Next to a three year old and his dad
As the 9 hours passed, they became fast friends 
Made promises to meet 
Somewhere along the cobbled streets

It was 9 am, she stepped out into the city of her dreams 
Life was looking good, a strange excitement in the air
It was the thrill of not knowing what tomorrow will bring
And a sense of bliss that she didn't really care


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