Thursday Ghost

Today I thought

I saw you

walking towards me

even though it couldn’t be

you couldn’t be

And I felt no shock at seeing

your familiar face
only a vague confusion

as I wondered why

you should be here

of all places

You were in Pennsylvania

(you were in Hawaii)

And as I held the door

for the person who was

not you

I thought about death and how

in our hearts

it’s never quite real

So that I could see you today

and simply smile

not remembering.