Jaz’s Adventure In Time: A Poem

By Jasmine Sellars

This is the story of Jaz, a young time traveler who found herself lost in the future. She’s on a quest to find the last missing pieces of the puzzle so she can find her parents.

Jaz’s Quest was long overdue
Her parents went missing
So she was confused 

They left her alone
To fend for herself
So she turned to their notes
For some much needed help

She built a machine
To travel through time
In hopes of her parents
She wanted to find

Jaz was unsafe
And her parents told her
That she needed the Book 
Of Maps and Ciphers

The shadows approached
And Jaz was so scared
So she jumped in the portal 
And she disappeared

She woke up in danger
And searched the new city
Jaz found a library
In the year 2050

She met Anna and her mentees
In their secret headquarters
And she learned about the government
And their new world order

They found all the books
And burned what they had taken
Except for the copies
In the GWN basement

Though the book was coded
And no one could understand
Jaz had been studying 
And practicing beforehand

The puzzle was complete
Jaz had what she needed
But she couldn’t help
But feel defeated

She thought to herself
And told not a soul
A world with books
Is a world without control

How can we live 
In solidarity and peace 
Without our stories
That bring us escape and release