Road Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

"The Road Not Taken" is a poem written by Robert Frost that holds a special place in my heart. It's a much more elaborate version of Ralph Waldo Emerson's quote, "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." It is one of the poems that I can read over and over again and remind myself about the beauty of being an individual and following your own hearts desires regardless of what others may think. As we go through different paths and stages in life, we have to remember who we are and what is our purpose in life. The first time I read this poem I was graduating high school-the words were written inside that piece of paper rolled up that's handed at graduation. Now that i'm on to a new path in life, i have to remind myself that each day i live it's to do what i have always wanted to do and not let anything stop me.