Eighteen was entering Parliament House the first time
And watching Dange slam Nehru
For dismissing Kerala's first Left government.
Eighteen was deciding Do or Die
I must get down to that floor some day.
Eighteen was when I first thrilled to Panchayat Raj
As Nehru lit the lamp at Nagore.
Eighteen was agonizing over
Getting into the Foreign Service...
And considering becoming PM in the alternative.
