i took the road less traveled
and was a little disappointed
unpaved i found it muddy
and mosquito ridden

at times a tree had fallen
covering the path and making
it difficult to traverse

i entered through the narrow gate
but first had to lose some weight
squeezed my shoulders through
and caught my arm on a spike
contracting tetanus

quit romanticizing things we must do
sometimes it sucks
and gives me diarrhea