You’ve wondered long and hard
Whether to go down,
The well trodden path
Complete with lamp posts,
And the occasional resting spots;
Or the one that is so forgotten,
That it has diminished to the point
Of near non-existence.

You have wondered about them both
In almost equal measure –
Although to be fair,
You’ve gone down the one
Quite far along,
To see if it’s worth treading upon,
And yet the pull of the other,
Tugs at your heartstrings
Like a long forgotten lover,
Who turns up at your doorstep,
A red rose in hand,
To ask you out.

There is so much allure
In this clandestine encounter,
That you pause in your tracks,
To turn your back on certainty –
And take one step forward,
On the journey down
The long forgotten
And yet, once beloved road.