Walking On The World Map

I want to drink hot coffee and dance
in London

And plant an Indian flower in Paris
just to call it an immigrant

I want to talk like a native in the
moors of Italy

And have my palette tickled with
Cheese and Balsamic vinegar

I want to traverse the whole of
Vatican with just my feet

And find love beside the walls of the
Acropolis

Then I want to rush to Rio and
redeem myself at Christ's feet.

Soon you shall see me reading
African poetry at Ghana

Then I shall revel in my anonymity
in Shanghai

And search for lavender at the
shores of Japan

Now I'll camp beneath the northern sky
and watch the stars fall and rise

There's a lot more to be seen.

Lot more memories untapped for now.

But now allow me to tie my
shoelaces as I sit on top of this
suitcase waiting for my flight.

                         - Paavana Varma