Frost: The Road Not Taken

Honestly I have never read this poem.  I have heard about it and heard the line “The one less traveled” and I feel like my life is all about the paths we take.  Sometimes we take the correct path and other times we decided to take the wrong path.  I know I have taken the wrong path and have turn around and have made it on the correct path of success.  It’s hard to decide which road it right for you when you cannot see where the road takes you.  Life’s decision can be hard at times but ultimately the choice is yours, you might not know where the road will take you after the decision has been made.

The title of the poem fits perfectly.  If I could have picked the title I would have changed it to “The path taken” because it sounds more positive.  This poem is short but the words have been passing on by many people and they use it in their lives on a constant basis. 

Frost says “Had worn them really about the same…”  Is he saying they are the same but two different paths?  If in fact he is saying that then why does he go on to say “I took the one less traveled”?  Let’s say the roads both look the same and we are placed with two choices or decisions but which one is correct?  This could be a moral dilemma, both are correct but which one do you choose?  You cannot have both. 

Frost also says “Oh I kept the first for another day… I doubt if I should ever come back…” Is he writing this after the fact and now he wished he had taken the other road?  Or is his curiosity killing him?  What would it been like to take the other road?  This he will never know, just as we will never know because we cannot pause, rewind, or fast forward time.  Oh but if we could… would you go back and change your road or stay just as you are?