The Dilemma

Which road to take?
One that looks hard
And long?
Or the other,
That looks easy and short?
They both lead to the same place
Destination Unknown.
This mind conjures up a mirage
A desirable end
To an uncertain journey.
It wants no suspense
And wants to jump
Into the road that looks easy.
And then come the potholes
The bumps and the hitches.
Would the other road have been better?
I would have been more prepared,
The hurdles were visible
And there were
Moments of bliss in between.
Was that shorter?
Did I err
in taking this road?
In a journey to
an Unknown Destination,
how can the path
be known?
Accept, trust and plod on
For it is the end that matters
And the end is not the end.
Good or bad
Expected or unexpected
It is just a temporary stop
Before the final end.