Twin Stranger

I catch a glimpse from the corner of my eye
Impersonation or the depths of disguise
You seem distraught; deranged one might say
Did I hallucinate? Or what is that I see

(Die! Die! Die!) See no reflection of me
(Lie! Lie! Lie!) Are you my effigy
(Hide! Hide! Hide!) You cast no shadows
(Why? Why? Why?) Perverted imagery

Observe this ghostly variant of me
It also brings death, illness or tragedy
It is so sinister and so unlike me
You possess my emotions and memories

To make themselves known transiently
Interacting with the world in periphery
This phenomenon; erroneous obscurity
To interact and engage with another me

I see you laughing in the other room
Your whispers filled with nefarious intent
The others speak and assume that you're me
Hiding on the edges of our known reality

An apparition from another time or space
It's here for me. It's here to take my place
I must expel this duplicate of me
And send it back; yet soon to set me free