The stranger seemed weird.

With a long flowing dress

and a great white beard.

“Hello”, I said,

“Can I walk with you?”

“Hello”, he said, “But with me, you cannot tread”

“I will try”, I said,

and took a stop forward;

but he was already two steps ahead

In a very short while,

he seemed to go very far.

The distance between us, was almost a mile.

“Catch up with me dear”, shouted he,

“You will be the best.

You will do what you want do and be what you want to be”

“What is your name?”, I was shouting

“Time”, he shouted back

and I started running