Journey Enviable

It was circa 1992,

When I first felt a pinch or two,

Married to a quintessential Army man,

I had to surreptitiously firm up a career plan.

Looking only after the children had lost their sheen,

Mending his socks was no longer my scene.

Now the time had come to explore something new,

I wanted to bid the housewifely chores adieu.

Picking up my degrees before they mildewed,

I set off on a job hunt without further ado.

No job is too big or small, I remembered my mother's words,

And started my career by teaching class three nerds.

Recollecting the days gone past,

As a young woman on the threshold of life, I could never be typecast.

Pushing the envelope was what I had been taught to do,

Redefining the boundaries was all that I knew.

Though had studied to be a scribe,

Here I was, moulding young minds and educating the tribe.

As was my won't, I did justice to both,

Taught the children to fight their own battles and to injustice loath.

Life then threw me another curveball,

Words bubbled out almost organically and had me in their thrall.

Yes, writing is my newly discovered passion,

And penning down thoughts gives me immense satisfaction.

I write in both verse and prose,

But oh! the thrill and exhilaration are the same whatever I compose.