This entire poem is founded upon a single quote:
“The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.” -C.S. Lewis
With that being said, I don't really know how more explaining I have to do. But I'll elaborate anyways.
The poem focuses on a man, who's traveling a very simple, easy road. He feels that the road is just a little too easy. And for some reason, the things of his past are coming back to haunt him. But at one point, he comes to a crossroad, and is given a choice: take the hard road, with tough rocks and an incline, or continue down the easy road. He chooses the hard road, and while the path may be more difficult to traverse, he comes to realize that it's actually easier on his soul. Therefore, "the easy road was hard, and the hard road was easy."
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