the sink less traveled [2006-03-03]

two sinks by side in public stood,
and glad i would not use them both
as i'm one traveler, long i stood
and looked down one as far i could
to where it bent into the germie growth.

then took the other, far more fair,
having for certs the better claim,
because its clean and sparklie air
was for the lack of passers there
fresh as daisies and smelled of same.

for that morning they unequally lay
one germie, grimey, sodden, black.
oh, i left it for another day!
full knowing how way leads on to way,
took comfort in this simple fact:

i shall be telling this with a sigh
somewhere ages and ages hence:
two sinks stood by side and i -
i took the one less traveled by,
and that has made all the difference.