The Car Not Taken
Two unlocked cars in the lot looked good,
And sorry I could not steal them both
And be one felon, at length I stood
Looking at both as long as I could.
To leave one behind I was quite loath.
A coin toss guided me. I took
The red one (I hoped) the better car
Because it was newer. One last look
At the other. It was time to hook
My new ride up, then vamoose afar.
The car not taken, no keys in sight,
was a beauty in metallic black.
I thought I'd sneak back that same night
And hot wire this vision of delight
But--Darn it!--I never made it back.
I'm telling my story with a sigh
And have told it sadly ever since.
Two unlocked cars looked good, and I
Took the bright red one but now see why,
To me, in jail, it's made NO difference!
a parody of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"
entered in the Seeker's In the Style of My Favorite Poet Contest
on August 15, 2016
Date: December 18, 2020
Contest Title: Parody of a Famous Poem Placed 1st
Sponsor: L. Milton Hankins
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