A Playful Thought

Africa alone

What made me choose to stay

Why is my home so far away

Did I need to prove to myself that I’m free

Did I need to show myself there is more to see

I don’t know why I’m here

Since I’ve been the reasons are not clear

I have a loving family and plenty of friends

My job is adventure of all kinds of blendes

Africa? What brought me all this way

Was it my idea to learn or rather just play

It’s a walk in the park what’s the worst that could happen

Till you round the bend and watch a dream flatten

Maybe I should say what I think not from then but from now

I came with misconceptions of who what where and how

I realized I’m good at what I know and I know very little

My mind is on fire set ablaze by a solvable riddle

I’m here for experience knowledge and therefore wisdom

I’m here for play here for work and yes here to celebrate my freedom

The riddle is this “I really don’t know”

But picture me this prepare for a show

Ignorance is temporary I can learn new things

I don’t have to sit back and wonder what the future brings

I’ll be assertive try new things challenge perceptions

I don’t have to listen to no or naysayers deceptions

I’m here because I wanted could and did come

Despite my own objections and excuses to run

But what is the big picture the lesson in this rhyme

I’m here to find me and I’ve found that takes time