The Road Not Taken

[Benjamin Naifeh Atiyeh]

 

Reflecting on the years that have passed since my transformation I am reminded of regrets this evening.  Why do my thoughts travel this way? I opened up one of my favorite books of poetry.   The collection of poems is Mountain Interval by Robert Frost.

 

In my favorite poem “The Road Not Taken”, he writes of two roads both well worn through the years and not recently travelled on.  He ponders which road he will choose.  He makes his choice and in his later years reflects back on that fork in the road.  He chose the road not taken.

 

Looking back to the choices I have made when I came to a fork in the road.  There were some situations that I had to choose which road to take.  To stay with my uncle and Tia or running away, going against Amun’s wishes to search for Tia, transforming Tia and bringing Tia back to the family.

 

Looking back I do have regrets maybe I shouldn’t have transformed Tia.  Would she have had a happy life? What would have happened if I ran away from my uncle’s home? Would he have been killed trying to protect me? 

 

Many choices, many roads or paths to choose.  I would like to believe I have travelled the road not taken.