Notes About The Poem

For: Time Traveler poetry contest

Sponsor: Tom Woody

November 10, 2025Time rewind

The Wannabe Time Traveler

The time traveler desires to undo
the mess he made the first time through.

The kiss he stole rebounded like a dart
to lodge inside his blackened heart.

The more he stole the more he bled
like going downhill on a sled.

He hit the street and then the wall,
Time slowed down into a crawl.

Please, he begged, rewind this film,
truly I shall make amends.

I will marry her if once again 
you grant me leave to begin
from when I caught her glance,
and then perchance
she will grant my wish
and give her kiss
to mend my roguish heart.
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Hind Avatar
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A great take on this prompt- good luck, people all over will relate to this
Etgen-Baker Avatar
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Liked everything about this poem, from the title to your verses of lost love....great contest entry.
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