Journeys
1Sunday, April 27, 2014 by RuthSeq
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| Photo Credit Luke.in |
To take the road less travelled on an all girls road trip,
Discover you are lost and kick yourself for being so hip.
To book a ticket on the Indian Railways site and go insane,
Is worth it when you get to daydream on a running train.
To brave shoddy food and nightmarish loos without a fuss,
And test your patience on a slow, rickety journey by bus.
To work for a year in order to afford a very expensive flight,
Only to be stuck between kids in turbulence & curse your plight.
To prefer the thieves and crazies you meet if you hitch-hike,
Than to lose a leg trying to kick-start a stubborn rented bike.
To walk around in circles 'cause you've been given wrong directions
Arrive at said location, discover it's a dry day because of the elections.
An exhausting journey, bad food or a lousy cheap hotel,
Are valuable because you return with exotic stories to tell.
Category indian railways, Luke.in, trains, Travel
1 comment »
Ruth Sequeira that is an AMAZING poem! You are so gifted at words and you have a brilliant attitude towards life... It is funny without being sarcastic and extremely graphic in the way you evoke a vivid picture when one reads your poem
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