The Two Roads
There was a path
Deep in the woods.
Once it forked--
The bad, the good.
I chose to take
The left-handed path,
I did not know
I had no map.
Now this road that I travel
Is dirty and battered.
It’s littered with dreams
That are broken and tattered.
Paved with wrongdoings
And dotted with hearts,
That were taken from people
And just torn apart.
Pain and regret
Are common here.
Wherever you turn,
They’re always near.
I want to cross
To the other path,
And leave behind
This painful wrath.
I thought I was forever
Doomed to walk.
And all the gates
Were tightly locked.
But as I continued,
A footbridge I could see.
A Bridge of Hope
Called out to me.
Slowly I crossed
To the path of good.
Finally I was on the path
Of which I though I
Should.
Now hidden deep
Within the woods.
The one that forked;
Paths bad and good.
I once was wrong,
But now I’m right.
And before me
Glows a guiding light.
Altered by
A little step.
So close to falling
In darkened depths.
But I was finally
Pulled to hope.
I found that footbridge,
And learned to cope.
My simple mistake
Following the crowd.
Ignoring the heart
That speaks so loud.
The choices you make
Can change your life.
One will bring happiness,
The other brings strife.
Following the crowd,
Won’t lead you to right.
If you follow your heart,
You’ll be guided by light.
There was a path,
Deep in the woods.
Once it forked--
The bad, the good.
Heed my warning,
Because I know.
Follow your heart--
You know where to go.
Whitney Welch
There was a path
Deep in the woods.
Once it forked--
The bad, the good.
I chose to take
The left-handed path,
I did not know
I had no map.
Now this road that I travel
Is dirty and battered.
It’s littered with dreams
That are broken and tattered.
Paved with wrongdoings
And dotted with hearts,
That were taken from people
And just torn apart.
Pain and regret
Are common here.
Wherever you turn,
They’re always near.
I want to cross
To the other path,
And leave behind
This painful wrath.
I thought I was forever
Doomed to walk.
And all the gates
Were tightly locked.
But as I continued,
A footbridge I could see.
A Bridge of Hope
Called out to me.
Slowly I crossed
To the path of good.
Finally I was on the path
Of which I though I
Should.
Now hidden deep
Within the woods.
The one that forked;
Paths bad and good.
I once was wrong,
But now I’m right.
And before me
Glows a guiding light.
Altered by
A little step.
So close to falling
In darkened depths.
But I was finally
Pulled to hope.
I found that footbridge,
And learned to cope.
My simple mistake
Following the crowd.
Ignoring the heart
That speaks so loud.
The choices you make
Can change your life.
One will bring happiness,
The other brings strife.
Following the crowd,
Won’t lead you to right.
If you follow your heart,
You’ll be guided by light.
There was a path,
Deep in the woods.
Once it forked--
The bad, the good.
Heed my warning,
Because I know.
Follow your heart--
You know where to go.
Whitney Welch
In Whitney's opinion, a person has two paths in life that are either happiness or striteful. In that lifetime, one must choose their path and take that journey. Whitney had chosen the wrong path, leading her on a jounrey of "wrongdoings".
Conformity can be compared to a journey. It is a journey that everyone must travel down in order to find their true selves. It may be filled with failure, confusion or heartbreak, but you must go through the bad to get to the good.
Whitney had chosen a path of conformity. This path had led her to experience "pain and regret". She has also discovered herself and "happiness". Whitney believes a person must follow their heart and mind. She also states, "it's the choices you make that can change your life," meaning take her advice and follow your heart to discover your individuality.
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