Roads

The good news is that

there's always a new road.

Roads are everywhere,

especially if your definition is not strict:

the dirt trail that narrows to foot-path width;

the crumbling switchback that gets you to the top

   of the mountain (unless you're in an ancient bus

   driven by a maniac, in which case the odds are

   you'll be tumbled off into space instead of

   reaching the tourist village at the peak).

 

That was the good news—that there are many roads.

The bad news is that these roads,

in their multiplicity,

lead everywhere.

Here, there,

the place you want to be,

the place you thought you'd never get to,

the place you wouldn't go to on a bet.

 

The meandering roads say,

"Destinations R us."

And just as you wouldn't want to watch

a ball game without a scorecard,

you'd be advised to invest in a good road map

before starting down a new road.

Roads have the upper hand

and will run you a merry chase.

And not all of them lead to Rome.

 

 

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