Back in the days when I was free
To roam the earth as I jolly well pleased,
I'd pick up the phone and I'd call back home
To hear the voice of my favorite Mom.
"Hi, Mom!" I'd nonchalantly say.
"Anything exciting happen today?"
"No, thank God!" was her heartfelt reply.
I truly, genuinely, could not understand why!
"How absurdly boring!" I said to me.
I struggled to grasp the reality
That "boring" is "normal" and "normal life" could
Actually, somehow, be honestly good!
"Adulthood is boring!" was my youthful conclusion.
I subconsciously vowed Adventure Inclusion
Would be part of my life- it was here to stay!
There's no reason to EVER have A Boring Day!
I sought New Hard Things, sometimes treacherously,
And loved living life very adventurously.
"Try something new every day!" was my motto;
Drive a new route, fly a plane, eat gelato...
I don't know what happened to that Adventure-Seeking-Me.
Perhaps the Adventure started seeking me!
"Never a dull moment!"- words I once cherished-
That's my life now; Boredom has perished!
(In my particular life, right now,
Life has completely filled up, somehow,
With a little girl and several boys,
There's ALWAYS adventure- and So Much Noise!)
As the hours turn to days and the days turn to years,
My perspective keeps changing, and so do my fears.
The days when the phone doesn't ring are the best.
No Extra Stuff-- I just want to rest!
As I crave the Unexciting Day,
I shake my head and hear myself say,
"My conclusion really can't be any other-
Like it or not- I'm becoming my mother!"
