Time Machine
For Matilda Motoko Holmes
July 25, 2021
If Millie had a time machine
she might go all the way back
to yesterday when she swam
with her mother
and danced in the living room
eyes shining and squealing.
More likely she would just go back
to cuddling with her mom
and bottle a few minutes ago
as dawn crept in the window.
She would not leap forward
to check out her first kiss
high school graduation
or any other life landmark.
And certainly not to see if
civilization survives.
What need for a time machine for her
when it’s always now?
—Patrick Murfin
Then--Matilda dancing.
Now--Matilda dancing.
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