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I’m more amazed.
Who do I see looking back at me
but my own father.
Gone for thirty years
but visiting
from the Great Beyond.
Since we now share the same age,
we could actually be twins.
Gray hair,
receding hairline,
baggy eyes,
wrinkles I don’t recognize.
Even my sly grin
is just like his
in his final years.
I am pleased
that my father’s spirit
has chosen to return.
I’m tempted to speak to him
but that might ruin the illusion.
Instead I just smile
and give a wink.
My father in turn smiles
and winks back at me.
