Monday, February 25, 2013

Not as Sure as Frost

This was actually a blast to write! I kept the syllable count and rhyming scheme the same. Not even just the same rhyming scheme... All the same words. Except Frost used "undergrowth" and I just used "growth" but hey, we can pretend it was "under growth."


“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood”
Uncertain as I contemplated both
As a lonely traveler I stood
Conflicted, I thought as hard as I could
Of where they led through the twisted growth

Then I sat and cried, “life’s just not fair.”
Not knowing which outcome I would claim
High, low I searched  for any signs of wear
Had anyone passed by there?
Had someone before struggled the same?

All I wanted was to quit and lay
Down, and let the world fade to black
Oh, if angels would guide me through this day
Because I’ve completely lost my way
I even doubt I could find my way back

A prayer escapes my lips as a sigh
Will I make it to see days hence?
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,”
I… well both had been traveled by
So I quit. What is the difference?

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