"To Travel This Road or Not?" or "Down In the Dumps" (poem)

Margo’s

TuesdayTryouts: To Travel This Road or Not?

“…How appropriate. James Taylor is singing That Lonesome Road. Speaking of roads, think how many you have traveled down in all your years. Think of how many you didn’t travel down. Spend some time thinking about all the forks in your road, both literal and metaphorical.” 

“…The poem does not, ultimately, have to be about you. You are using what you come up with as material. You might want to write about moments of decision; or, a fantasy about a road not taken; or, the whys of choosing some roads over others. Consider writing in the third person.”

Here’s my attempt.  The working title of the following short poem is DOWN IN THE DUMPS.  Enjoy.

she would be whole now

and to earth would not bow

picking up piece by piece

herself, would not trace

her steps back to “yes”

she would be at peace

her heart would stand still

and her words would not spill

on the new page's snow

if she'd chosen “no”  

Live for the Love of it,

The Happy Amateur