Ah yes all the what if's and glad they didn'ts...Charlie

Occasionally poetry can be surprisingly thrifty in conveying an exorbitant array of meanings. This is the antithesis - and perfectly conveys the nature of the 'what if' scenario, lingering, insidious, an impotent craving for the unattainable. (Or is it really just that 'too much time' thing? :) Delectable stuff.

A wonderful read indeed. A different side to your story telling. You never cease to amaze me Rusty.

... I love this! ~N

ah very nice emotions towards an already favorite poem of mine.

mr frost would be proud... i love the way your poetry flows with almost a beat... i needed to read this piece tonight... blessings and a nod for POTD...

oh wow, i am so happy to see this here... hooray for you, mr arquette, you SO deserve it... blessings :)

...ahh, r-catski, my dear poet...congrats on this POTD thingee, do you need any help eating it?...ah the path taken, not taken...ol' robert's confused my arse since i first read in high school, he took the [lesser] "Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same." worn path or not so worn path...whichever, it made allll the difference...and he said later when he passed, he'd just sigh and [know--not dwell too long on it] and my man, you do this so much poetic justice...great flowing write, r-cat...peace, chaz

Congratulations for path of the day Rusty...Charlie

why is it that when you look back behind you, no matter how far you've travelled, you can always catch a glimpse of that fork, and the moment of truth where you decided to lie to yourself and pretend you were better off not going the other way? Even when you knew you'd never forgive yourself? This was a remarkable read, thank you for posting it.

mm. great stuff. a lot of my poetry is about paths not taken about which i still wonder, so this really chimed with me. [by the way, i thought of Robert Frost before i got to the author's note - mainly because of the picture i think. :)]