Crossroads

A Poem by Ari and Hyde

When I was young
I read a famous poem about a man
Who reach a crossroads and how he stood there
Unknowing if he should take the path
That was smooth and green
Or the road that curved and twisted
Though he knew it would be harder
The poem left it's mark on me
But not in the way one would expect
Most take comfort
Knowing they aren't alone on the broken road
But as for me
All I could think and all I could say
Was the road not taken will leave you in pain
And a few days ago I wrote it down
In the words of a boy from a story
But his friend spoke up in a voice inside me
Inside my heart, in a place I'd never known
He said don't walk it alone
Bring a friend with you
Someone who can carry you when you fall
And until you can once again stand on your own two feet
Someone to walk with you and catch you if you stumble
The world may be cruel
The world may be unforgiving
But that doesn't mean that everyone around you is the same
Someone will be there for you
And as cliche as it is
You need to keep moving forward over the broken road
And there is a light at the end of the tunnel
And you can make it that far
After I wrote it I came across the realization
That these little things
Words I'd never thought of
Words I'd never known
Had always been true
My thoughts on the road not taken were bitter
Were angry and cold
But now I realize and now I know
That there had always been a part of me
That had hoped
That had dreamed
That had known that the road was worth it