Time Traveler

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Poetry/Free Verse/Time Traveler/Human Written
Copyright Protected, ID 11-1685-414-06
All Rights Reserved, 2024, Constance La France
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Written, November 06, 2025
For the Inernational Contest, Starman
Sponsor, Tom Woody, Judged 11/22/2024

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I come from a distant star you probably never noticed
and I am a time traveler leaping across the universes at will 
it happened that my star planet located a message from earth
welcoming us to visit your world
I have visited earth many times over the centuries
but was eager to see present day earth
so being brave I took up the challenge
this would be my last visit as we are only allowed so many
I was light-years away but it seemed but a moment
landing in a wooded area in a blazing fire
I saw an isolated cabin in the distance and walked there
finding a man sleeping in bed
I watched him for some time as he had a good face
then, I walked around the cabin looking at things
I saw a picture of a woman and l admired what I saw
so, I took her image for this journey
turning on this thing called the television
people were talking and it took seconds for me to master the words
then, I heard a gasp and the sleeping man said
it can't be possible you have returned from the dead
well, imagine my shock also the woman in the picture was his wife
dead wife, oh well, I told him I was a time traveler
after a bit of conversation he got more comfortable with me
asking me questions about my star planet
and I asked about his Earth
we decided to take a drive in a thing called a car, so strange
the scenery was delightful
we stopped for food and he taught me how to eat with  a fork 
I told him I was only here for three days
then must return to my planet or die
so we decided to just drive with no destination
as I wanted to enjoy this world and this person
I liked him, kind and good-hearted
he taught me things I didn't even think I needed to know
we talked and talked about earth's problems and people
and we fell in love 
soon, it was time for me to return to my star planet
I was sad to leave him, if I had a heart it would be broken
what did I learn on this visit, I learned about love 
and of earth's beauty, and also the wars, pollution and starvation 
but, I had to leave and my last words were to him
maybe one day I will return to you knowing that 
I could not ever return ...

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