The Road

I'm walking on a road. It's a good road, one I've been on for quite a while now. I'm not sure where it goes or when it will end, but I know that it keeps on going for a long time. So I keep walking.

But there's a problem. Occasionally, a path will branch off from the main road. A long time ago I used to go down these paths. Just for a little while. Then I'd realize that I didn't really want to go down it anymore. And that I needed to stay on the road. So now I try my best to stay away from the paths.

I have kept to the road for a few years now. The paths have been sparse, and easy to ignore. But now...

I am faced with another path. What's the problem with that? I've ignored paths before. It shouldn't be an issue. And it almost isn't. But...

I think it might become one. I keep slipping toward this path. And every time, I turn my feet deliberately back to the road and try to walk. But then I slip again. It's frustrating. It's not a bad path, but I can't go down it. I need to keep to the road.

I know that in time I will get by the path and continue along the road. It's just difficult at the moment.