two roads diverged
yet both lead
to the future
I sat between the two
among piles
of yellow leaves
and waited for
the city to infiltrate
the country
centuries later
I got up and walked
to the nearest
fast-food diner
where the redwoods
once stood
on the way
I spotted the windy
less-worn path
remembering legends
of grandiose adventures
of heroic warriors
of quests of glory
I walked past
and ordered a
cheeseburger
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Ethan Kwak is a Korean-American writer who mainly writes of the surreal and autobiographical.