The Road Less Traveled

I had to memorize a poem junior year of high school. Without knowing anything about poetry I decided to choose The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Funny enough I was watching Zack and Cody or Sweet Life on Deck and heard them talk about Robert Frost so it rang a bell. If you haven’t read the poem it is all about acting independently and going against the grain. I'm not sure I knew at the time how profound this poem would become in my life. I memorized it line by line for class and it turns out it would become a message I’d carry with me for the long haul.

Poem link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44272/the-road-not-taken

As I get older it is more of a reason to follow things that light me up. A huge part of my art journey has me allowing myself to be on this road less traveled. That sometimes the hardest thing is staying somewhere where most people aren’t. To accept that there isn’t some set path for me has been hard. There is a pretty set path for most jobs, a ladder you need to climb. As an artist, you create your own way and with that comes a lot of self-doubt and questioning. After a while I just decided to choose every day that I wanted to create my own path and with this comes its challenges but it's something I am grateful for. It wouldn't be me to leave a dream behind.