the path not taken
inspired by frost, adjusted to portray difficult love and a decision.
forces of opposing energy
being in a constant battle with them
maybe i crave conflict because its the only time passion has shone
and love lain in the breaths between the loud words
perhaps they were never on the same page
her love was in building; aspirations
his, in fleeting moments
a life in extremes
one or the other
choose wisely
or don't and live in wonder of a single path not taken
Reflection
"the path not taken" reimagines Robert Frost's famous poem through the lens of a difficult romantic relationship. Where Frost's speaker contemplates two paths in a wood, this poem explores the impossible choice between two fundamentally different approaches to love and life.
The poem captures the exhausting reality of loving someone whose emotional language is completely different from your own. "Her love was in building; aspirations / his, in fleeting moments" illustrates the fundamental incompatibility between someone who loves through planning and growth versus someone who loves through spontaneous, temporary connections.
The line "maybe i crave conflict because its the only time passion has shone" reveals a painful truth about toxic relationships—sometimes the only time we feel truly alive or connected is during the fights, in those moments when emotions run highest and barriers come down.
The ending offers both wisdom and resignation: "choose wisely / or don't and live in wonder of a single path not taken." It acknowledges that sometimes there is no right choice, only the choice to decide or to remain forever wondering what might have been.