The Time Capsule

If you could leave behind a time capsule
What kind of things would it hold
It could be something brand spanking new
But to them, it would still be old

Would it be some kind of music?
Maybe your favorite song?
Not any of that beatnik stuff
Well, cause, that would just be wrong

What about a photograph?
You know, like Marilyn Monroe
Wait, I'm only kidding
My wife done told me "No"

Not to change the subject
But I've got a question to ask real fast
If you're walking, while looking in a mirror
Does it mean you can see the past?

Sorry, I don't know where that came from
I won't let it happen anymore
Now, getting back to the time capsule
You know, what we were talking about before?

Maybe, leave them something scary
Like a picture of my mother-in-law
I wouldn't do that to my worst enemy
And to them I didn't know least of all

Well, I'm sure you'll think of something
That you would want to leave behind
My wife said I couldn't participate
Cause, there's no telling what they'll find
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Orschell Avatar
April 11, 2010 at 12:11 PM
"My wife said I couldn't participate Cause, there's no telling what they'll find" I love the poem, but that line just describes me perfectly...well except for the wife part, my boyfriend wouldn't let...my friends and family probably wouldn't either...sigh...oh, well maybe we can sneak something into it before anyone notices. :) - Destiny
Taylor Avatar
April 10, 2010 at 6:36 AM
There's that mother-in-law thing again!
Mirassou Avatar
April 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM
Excellent! Your stanza's rhythm and rhyme are natural - like a tap-dancer on the keyboard. Heather Mirassou
Mirassou Avatar
April 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM
Excellent! Your stanza's rhythm and rhyme are natural - like a tap-dancer on the keyboard. Heather Mirassou
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