One of Robert Frost most famous poems is "The Road not Taken". It is from where the cliches the road less traveled come from. The poem makes most who read it reflect on some aspect of their life. What they reflect on may be a mystery. The poem tries to create a though provoking innuendo, but ends up losing the reader in a mess of double talk and uncertainty. The message of the poem is unclear, which leaves most readers scratching their head.
             The first paragraph says "And sorry I could not travel both/And be the same traveler..." As tactfully written as it is the statement is unclear. The line doesn't say that he can't travel both roads at the same time, and be one traveler; it just says he can't travel both roads. Nothing is written that says why he couldn't take one road, go back, and take the other. So why didn't he do that? True, the experience wouldn't have done much for the poem, but at least the poem would be a little clearer to understand.
             The phrase "one traveler" is especially griping in the poem. The word "one" in the context can be synonymous with the word same. So, saying that he can't travel both roads and be the same traveler would imply that taking the other road would change him. It would alter him so much so, that they wouldn't be the same person. But if that was the case, why wouldn't he describe the other road differently? There had to be some reason as to why he could take both the roads and not be affected by the experience. Thus, if he couldn't be the same traveler and take both roads, why are the roads described as equal? What makes them different?
             To close the poem, the speaker says "I took the one less traveled by,/And that has made all the difference." But it doesn't make any real difference. It is from this poem the cliche, about the road not taken comes from. Usually the clich...