Doppelgänger
I was quietly leaving
an AA meeting
in a church annex
in London
this is how
I best enjoy
groups
In another country
sitting in the back
silently
watching
listening
and then
leaving fast
Plenty enough
of a human fix
for me
A woman stopped me
she was
visibly shaken
for
she told me
I was an
absolute ringer
for her sister
who
had been dead
for many years
She asked if
she might hug me
I am
pretty freaky
about being touched
especially by strangers
but The Force
pushed me forward
a step and then another
right into her arms
which she wrapped around me
like name brand
cling wrap
over some
bowl of leftovers
Tight
Squeezy
I knew
in that moment
for that moment
I was no longer
Me
I was
the dead sister
come to life
for an instant
She held on
for some time
I let her
When she released me
I saw she was crying
So was I
So glad to find your writing again. <3