[ WP ] It does no good to speak of roads not taken .

it does no good 
 to speak softly 
 when the noise of the world 
 drowns the words in your mouth, 
 filling up yours lungs with turning wheels, 
 turning nowhere, new-placed cogs to your heart 
 now following the beliefs of a long trail. 
 
 
 it does no good 
 to speak slowly, 
 as heads turn quickly -- 
 in curiosity toward something new, 
 or simply fear of facing questioning eyes, 
 they know themselves not -- 
 to the tracks 
 of a quickly-beating heart 
 of a long trail. 
 
 
 it does no good 
 to speak shortly, 
 for without thought 
 to the tremors of the truth, 
 and without seeking to keep yourself 
 on the steady ground 
 of the precipice of conviction, 
 you will fall upon the heart 
 and the trail will ride you over. 
 
 
 and yet, 
 it does no good 
 to speak of roads not taken, 
 as if possibility 
 could sustain a heart: 
 fear is only lingering, 
 and steps are only beginning. 
 you need no trail, 
 not when your paths ahead 
 are the birth of motion 
 and the conviction of a young heart. 
 
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 I hope this looks okay, because I did a type of formatting I've never used on Reddit before ( aka double spacing )... fingers crossed! And it's interesting that a lot of the other comments here are also poems, now looking through them. Guess we had similar ideas!: ) 
 
 
 Thanks for the lovely prompt!! I'm not quite sure how much I like my poem, or what the inspiration was... I had several different `` meanings'' in mind as I wrote it. I hope you enjoy it!
