i should have had a little room
with a mattress in the corner
and all my books stacked up against the wall
with a little sink and a toilet
and some food in the cupboard and a small fridge
maybe a chess set for when I had guests
and I should’ve just written and read and thought
all my days through
and given up the world of friends
and jobs and commitments
and just wandered and drifted
from day to day
not knowing or caring
where any of this would take me
i’m happy with my wife
and I love my son
but sometimes the fantasy
helps get me through it all
and sometimes I just need to know
that there is more than just one road
and that I chose this one
despite the call of others
it’s always the road untaken
that makes the road you took worth taking
