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# Velociraptor
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/velociraptor/
- Published: 2022-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: the time machine: its to and fro I'm used to it -- a bit of glow one moment I'm in ancient Rome another and I stumble home
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

the time machine: its to and fro  
I'm used to it -- a bit of glow  
one moment I'm in ancient Rome  
another and I stumble home

the problem: nothing close to Now  
they're scared of any paradox  
and so I'm yet to figure how  
I can invest in certain stocks

the butterfly effect, to me  
is nothing but a theory  
try as I might I haven't seen  
a change when I go in between

and so one night I change the dial  
go back -- but just a little while  
invest in stocks that won't decline  
and now my feathers really shine

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**Author notes:** image from birdlife.org