Tag: sorrow

I stepped into a time machine six years ago

and now here I am.

I have little gray hairs in my beard.

The thing about time machines

is that you can’t see them.

They are kind of like holes and you should avoid holes if possible.

They are another way to get stuck.

The thing about time machines

is that you only realize you’ve been in a time machine

when you come out the other side.

Time machines make you think about what is a life

and how should a life be spent.

Is time spent in a time machine worth it?

You can learn a lot in a time machine, but you forget.

I stepped into a time machine six years ago

and a package just arrived with a note.

“Read these to remember,” it said.

Inside I find seven black notebooks

written in my handwriting when I was in the machine.

Notebooks filled with wisdom and sorrow

and proof. Proof that I lived.

Proof that time machines are real

and that time spent

in a time machine

is worth it.