"Time Machine"

Anna
Good Shepherd Lutheran School
Madison County, IL

I took my first breath of air
Everyone was trying to prepare
For the crying and screaming they knew would occur
But the wonders and adventures of my upcoming future 

As time went on I experienced many firsts
Like crawling and walking and seeing the nurse
My personality started to form, which was quite bolder
This kept happening as I got older and older

Finally I got to my first year of school
Everyone was on an equal level of cool
They taught me the basics and my knowledge hardened
Then I went through a year of kindergarten 

Now I wish I had a time machine
To go back to when nothing was foreseen
My mind was clear of all the unclean
And there were no choices to choose between

In a blink of an eye I was around the age eleven
Practically living in simplicity heaven
Dreaming of the idea to be thirteen
Not really knowing what it would mean

Way too quickly that time came around
My voice was starting to get a different sound
Homework, a priority, had become quite major
Which was one of the faults of being a teenager

Middle school was definitely full of surprises
That was something that everyone realize
I got stressed out and still had fun
But time still went on sun after sun

Now I wish I had a time machine
To go back to when nothing was foreseen
Still not knowing what the future would bring
Because I was only approaching age fourteen 

Before I knew it I was able to drive
I got a job, and felt so alive
High school was definitely a memorable four years
With several smiles and unreasonable tears

Life was full of many different choices
Hearing opinions from many different voices
Like what college to go to and what to become
Then going to the real world, which was bright yet glum 

Now I wish I had a time machine
To go back to when nothing was foreseen
To live that life that wasn’t just a scene
And I saw the world both kind and mean

I was living on my own in this mysterious world
Finding several things I had never unfurled
Then a man asked me to be his wife
And we were in love for the rest of my life 

I worked hard as a confident wife and mother
I had a home and family like no other
In that moment there was no place I’d rather be
The best things in life were definitely free 

Now I wish I had a time machine
To go back to when nothing was foreseen
I was so happy I didn’t mind to sing
Nothing felt so perfect, I felt better than a queen 

As I got older a few things stayed the same
Like the shape of my smile and sound of my name
With wrinkles of an old woman but mind like a child
There was no time to regret when I cried or smiled 

After all this time there’s so much I have learned
By not accomplishing things I’ve so long yearned
Like accepting the fact that everyone dies
Mostly realizing how time truly flies

Now I wish I had a time machine
To go back to when nothing was foreseen
Hoping to find a new routine
And get to relive the best kind of dream