Two Roads

Grace Holcomb

i have walked on two roads,

both named Life.


one has lamp posts with

gloomy, flickering lighting that is

never 

bright enough, and a

lake where 

defensive words line the shore.

you will find 

rushed breezes along the way, carrying a couple of

ex-lovers that will always be

wrong about everything. 

the change of the seasons is the 

worst time of all. 


each person on this road quietly repeats,

“this journey is not enough.”


the other has lamp posts that are

humbly admired each night and a

lake where people come to 

circle and return to their purpose.

patience exists 

in every inch of air

because of

ex-lovers that revealed so many

new words and feelings.

the change of the seasons is the 

greatest lesson of them all.


the song that is sung says,

“i am enough for this journey.”