A Road Less Travelled

driving through Ohio
I realize
this is what the world looks like
in my head
rolling hills
trees all around
all of them green

and I remember
being the only one
to use the word
‘deciduous’
in conversation
my first group of friends
the most painful moments
I’ll never forget
when my whole world
was a part of my life
I’d never wish back

and I look at my life
and the dreams that I have
not the ones that I’d planned
when I was who I was
way back then
I could be afraid
of where it all ends

but I look at my life
and the green of the trees
this is what the world looks like
and for the moment
it all just feels right