If only
I was acquainted with a time traveller
Who could
Travel me back in time.

I would demand from him
To bring me back,
To when I was an infant.
For that, I would commit any crime.

Whenever I look in the mirror,
I see this cruel man
Standing in front of me.
Is this the result of a poor childhood?

On the other hand,
Might this be,
An image I deserve to see?

If only
I was acquainted with a time traveller.

In front of me I see,
A history of burglary
And a heart, filled with nothing but
Hypocrisy.

One day,
My beloved spouse came home
To me laying on the kitchen floor
With in my hand nothing but
An empty bottle of Hennessey.
On that same day, she left me.

No, it can not be me.
I can not take
Responsibility
For this misery.

If only
I was acquainted with a time traveller.

I would travel back in time
To when I was an infant.
So I can seek closure
After seeing my little self
Being mentally tortured.

What if
The reason of me
Being an alcoholic,
Would be my father
Who came home drunk.

His child, standing in front of him
Expecting nothing but a hug.
He walked right past him
As he did not even bother.

If only
I was acquainted with a time traveller.

What if
The biscuits I baked with mother
Repeatedly
Turned out to be horrible.
Even after putting such effort
Into them like no other.

Today, I get turned down
By many employers.
Being rejected
Was like having to take another bite
From mother's horrible cookies.
Truly, the taste of disappointment.

If only
I was acquainted with a time traveller.

I would go back
And watch my little self
Grab my favorite action figure
Out of my backpack.

One day,
His head
Was separated from his body.
Oh how cruel could my brother be
To secretly decapitate it,
When he knew
How much it meant to me.

Henceforth, you shall not blame me
For stealing and demolishing
Other people's property.
For I was a victim myself.

Truly,
I became acquainted
With a time traveller.

He showed me
A version of one's infancy.

I saw a father coming home
To his son
And immediately
Taking him into his arms.

Suddenly I got distracted
By this heavenly scent
Of freshly baked biscuits.
I saw a mother
Holding a tray of pure deliciousness.

Once more, I got distracted.
Only this time
By a sincere crying voice
That of a little boy.

I thought to myself,
How miserable does he look
Crying over his toy.

Suddenly another little boy appeared.
- I got something for you.
As he hands him over an action figure
In a state which was perfectly new.

Truly,
I became acquainted
With a time Traveller.

Oh time traveller
Why are you showing me this illusion?
Haven't I already
Explained the roots of my misery? 

Or am I just a hypocrite.
One who gets pleasure
Out of blaming the innocent.

Abruptly
I got an epiphany
Could it be me?
Who caused all this misery.
- Gun shot.

Chaimaeelmas