An Inconsequential Man

I love the concept of time travel and all the difficulties and consequences that it may bring, that is essentially why I love Doctor Who. I enjoyed  reading Lance Parkins Eighth Doctor novel The Gallifrey Chronicles, and it contains within it’s pages a wonderful moment where the Doctor’s companion Fitz sings  about the pitfalls of time travel, the melancholic lyrics have stuck with me for a long time, so I thought I’d include them here. Fitz’s Song. “ Contains Spoilers ” I’ve travelled to the past sweetheart And  I've  been to the future too, Once a few hundred years from now I thought I’d ask after you. An obvious formality Because our love was oh so true Together for eternity That shows how much I knew. I saw your file in black and white Describing everything you’ll do, And read you won’t wait for me, I would have waited for you. We used to talk of destiny, And in the future you still do. The sting in the tail is that I’m n...