I Took the Road Less Traveled

Nazura Mohamad 1973 (Selangor)



I took the road less traveled,
Though the grasses grow tall and wild
And there might be tarantulas and poisonous snakes
Slithering through the bushes from the murky lakes

But I set my heart to follow the route
Though many had warned me the danger within
I saw old roots and wild plants brooding everywhere
As if unwilling to let me pass there
Yet I took the chance and moved first step
Learning I’ve walked more a mile after a while
Indeed, I knew I could not retreat
In finding and searching what I really need.

The road less traveled has indeed excites me
Though the ending may lead to such uncertainties
I may not reach the place where angels say ‘How do you do?”
Or I may be there finally much later than all of you
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Submitted by mdnazura823 on May 16, 2021

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Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 710
Words 138
Stanzas 3
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Nazura Mohamad

Nazura Mohamad was born on 16th May 1973, (the same date and time like Tori Spelling) in Selangor, Malaysia. She studied Literature, Business Management and working as a professional civil servant in Malaysia with some experiences as teaching, and working on creative artworks such as theatres, visual arts and scriptwriting. She believed in being a liberal, but a practicing muslim and does not support radicalism of any faith or political or social doctrines. It was believed that she had many lovers, but she prefers to live and regard relationships as private, mysterious, yet, sacred. Some issues highlighted was about her sexual orientation, including an Oedipus Complex and opposite attracts relationship with a distant relative, there were questions regarding her gender. However, it is also believed that many of her literary works were inspired by her relationships with certain individuals, including portraying her feelings of love, compassion and humanity towards troubled and marginalized societies such as sexual workers, unwanted and undocumented children or refugees, homeless, poor, doomed and damned societies, while quietly inserting sarcasms in her works against the injustice of political feuds, radicalism and oppression of the poor, minors, wallflowers, social bullies, victims of extreme capitalism and cruel powers. more…

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