At Crossroads

My journey brought me to a crossroad

There were two ways ahead for me..

One was completely unknown, not treaded on

I was very scared to venture on that one

It would be like starting all over again

But then it called out for me with the promise

Of taking me away from it all.

The second one was not new

It leads me to things far and few

This was the more difficult one to walk on..
Carrying the burdens accumulated all along

But the virtuous one which a responsible traveler would take

There could be that rainbow with the pot of treasure at the end,

If I walked on this road far enough

But the obstacles on the way would require a lot of valor.

So what is it going to be?

Adventure or Virtue

Abandon or Patience of seeing it through?

New or old things far and few?

The little delights along the way or the treasure at the end?