The Road

Last night I traveled a road that I've gone down hundreds of times but progress has brought changes that somehow startled me. This two lane road, cut through miles of forest with houses few and far between, always seemed strong, brazen making it's way past giant trees, over streams, and across hills. But last night it seemed diminshed, shrinking itself to hide in the dark. Mighty trees once sheltered the road, embracing it and shading its travelers but they have been cut away leaving bare ground on either side. The thin black ribbon seemed hardly wide enough to carry my vehicle. Maybe this will be a road less taken.