The Road Not Taken--I AM

In response to another blog I'm following, I thought I'd post this poem I wrote that coincides with my fellow blogger's blog. While written at a different time and for other reasons, God works in many ways and at many times and I thought I'd share this with y'all.

The Road not Taken (adaptation)

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
And, whoa, which do I take?

Confused and anxious, I saw a figure
Couldn't tell what the figure was--a man? Woman?
I inquired--"who...are you?"
I AM, is what the figure said.
He went on--"daughter, I feel your soul--
Be not afraid, and trust in me."

But--what about the things I was taught
And the friends that I thought I knew deeply--
I'm so confused--tired of being told what to do, believe.
"I AM and will always be--trust in me, and you will be given
The truth, the light and all that I desire for you."

"Take your path--believe in me--I AM at your side--
Through it all, and forever more;
Do not be anxious; do not be afraid of the world,
Family, friends;
I AM and will always be.
Your mind is mine, and I know your soul;
All that you seek shall be given unto you;
For I will always love you."

Still confused, I continued to walk
Feeling a bit more confident
Feeling that presence
That I cannot fully explain nor understand.
I AM and will always be.

Written 7/21/09, adapted from A Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, dedicated and inspired by one that I truly care about.