Images of Me

[jchrisobrien]

I noticed something interesting reflected in the glass on the bus on my way home today.
I saw the reflection of the back of a guy's head. His hair was brown and shot through with reddish streaks, just like mine (you don't notice it as much these days because my hair is so short). It was pulled back in a ponytail, the hair was very curly, just like mine was.
I recognized him as someone I've seen in the area. He was dressed all in black, and reading a Laws of the Night book. Had I just seen his reflection, I would have thought I was looking at myself, five years earlier.
The bus approached my stop, I got up and walked past myself, and headed home.

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[jhimm.livejournal.com]

there was a guy i used to see at manray
from time to time
who was "me" but several years younger.

6 holed docs,
short black socks,
knee length shorts,
t-shirts (plain, no branding or images),
no make-up,
no nail polish,
top of the ear length, wavvy bowl cut hair,
goofy, awkward, i'm not used to being this tall
style of dancing.

same nose.
same eyebrows.
same eyes.


really really really creepy.
especially at a time in my life
when i wasn't real thrilled
with the idea of "being seen".