Whose woods these are I think I know,
His house is in the village though.
He will not see me stopping here,
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer,
To stop without a farmhouse near,
Between the woods and frozen lake,
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake,
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep,
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Robert Frost.
Was he thinking of suicide? This is exactly how I feel when I sit in my dark room looking at my helium tank and exit bag. The “horse” and the “But I have promises to keep” parts keeps stopping me. I wish I could just get it over with.
4 comments
Ahhhh my favorite poem! (and I don’t really even like poems) Yes, it’s definitely suicide he’s thinking about.
thanx for sharing this poem…its exactly how i feel right now too ‘But i have promises to keep’…but dunno how many miles i can go before i put myself to sleep.
I remember studying this poem in high school and thought it was a beautiful way to convey his suicidal thoughts
Thanks for your comments guys! Means a lot! It helps to know that there are others like me. It helps to not have to pretend to be “normal”. you can say what you want and not have people freak out about it!