Doppelganger

i stumbled upon this other person

the day before yesterday

a month or two ago

so rapid,

their presence 

came as it went,

as of emerging out of the

ether

saying to me, hi, hello

who are

you?

i started

a second glance,

a single step back,

i had met her before

knew her name,

her past

we stood still,

while tilting our heads

and staring at each other

at ourselves

with two different

pasts

how could this be?

am i you, 

or are you 

me?

from all else

this moment stood apart,

stayed behind

i wanted to do something more,

to hug her

adore her 

to tell her i 

love her

and although she was right in front of me, 

the only thing i could do was mourn her

the only thing i could do was mourn her

whenever i recall her fading memory,

i weep and i

weep

because i miss her

although i never even

knew her