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Blanche Farley's The Lover Not Taken
“The Lover Not Taken” by Blanche Farley is a parody poem of “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, that centers around a girl not being able to pick between her boyfriend, Jack, and a cute blond. It starts out by explaining that she wanted both, but was committed to Jack. She claims that the other guy really turns her on because of his hair and smile. Jack, however, understood her. She sighs and wonders if anyone would even remember if she left Jack. In the end, she called the cute blond.
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