The Road Taken: A Modern Spin on Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”

Two roads diverged on the path I took,

And sorry I could not take both

And only being me, I checked my phone

And searched for where I was,

And where the road may have ended up;

Then searched the other, so as to be fair,

With it having perhaps the better chance,

Because it was short and led somewhere;

Though as for that idea of going there

They had destinations about the same,

And both roads that morning equally lay

Without traffic in my way

Oh, I kept the first for another day,

Yet knowing how often I was late,

I doubted if I would ever go upon the slower route.

I shall be telling this without a sigh

Somewhere hours and hours past:

Two roads diverged on a path, and I-

I took the one that was quicker,

And that has made all the difference. (In getting to work on time-Hooray!)

I love many of Robert Frost's poems and the classic "The Road Not Taken" is one of my favorites. However in the modern age, I can't imagine picking which way to go based on the amount of wear or travel that has occurred on the path. The symbolism of the original poem is grand, But, I wanted to showcase that in this day and age, choices are impacted so much by technology and efficiency. In this case-how much time would each road take to get one's destination?