I saw people I haven’t seen
In years now
Living in the same city
But absorbed in our own lives
We come together in happiness
We come together in joy
Scattered throughout my life
We hug
And whisper proclamations
Of love and adoration
I saw doppelgangers
Of people I dearly miss
So completely similar
I nearly called out their names
They are wishes
Desires to embrace those
That I haven’t seen in years
I want to hold them close
Tell them they never left my heart
And they never will
Magical nights like these
Are my favorite nights of all
I smiled as I read through this – having experienced the same situation of meeting doppelgängers of people I once knew. There’s a gentle whimsy that lights the lines in this poem – and a sense of standing on the edge of the magical and mystical. I just loved this – thank you!