If I had a time machine,
I would return to the 1980's
And it would be there I would find you under my window,
Watching me while I dance to the radio,
And I would invite you in this time,
" Come away from the rose bushes, this lover of mine!"
And it would be that place on Meadowview
Where I would fantastically feel your heart beating,
I would kiss you and I would speak blessings,
Of a beautiful future to come.
If only I had a time machine,
Us two troubled kids could stand there at the fence and meet my only friend
He's the horse at the edge of town
And he goes without name.
And I come here when I need my solace
Away from the crazy family and the wicked games.
Come join me and sit at the edge of the fence
We can sit bathed in moonlight
Staring out far away, at the Ft Worth city lights
And dream of passion and life beyond these teenage years
As you drizzle me with kisses
I respond with picking a dandelion, wilted, we sit so long
Cross legged,
Facing one another
Smiling so much my face hurts
Shy, I am
Ride baby ride.
Even the old horse talks passion in our ears.
Ride baby ride
You lasso the moon
Swing me from that ancient masterpiece
As it watches lovers, gazing
Giving light and promises
Someday we will be bride and groom
And have a wedding at a church
And the bells they ring along on a Sunday Faire
Telling time for the marriage
In a horse drawn carriage
We make our way to the lovers quarter
Making babies till next day, afternoon.
You wished to be the father of my son
Come on my sweet lover
Our life has just begun.
If only I had a time machine
You could hand me yellow roses
On the day of Valentines.
And everything is perfect
The fairytale, real
Lay me down my lover
Wipe the lonely tears from my cheeks, they spill
In another space and time
A time machine does land
In an alternate universe
I was your wife and you were my man.
It was 1989
And we chose to stay there in that place, we were young!
We chose to stop the madness
My sweet love
In this time machine
Our life has just begun.
Lisa Dawn Wilhelmi
April 2024
:) 😉