The Harder Path

Today I took the harder path

the road less traveled

with steep uphills and rocky terrain

and there was no one but me

and I looked down through the lush spring trees

and saw all the people

walking the other way

straight to the breathtaking view

of the town below and the two rivers

but I walked through miles of wilderness

I saw the way the light hit the bright green leaves

I saw valleys of emerald

and the ancient stone forts of history

and I still ended up at that same breathtaking view

but I couldn’t have lived with myself

if it had been easy.