Meeting My Exact Double

  	      Crossing into a parallel universe one day
                 I met my exact double
	      ‘cept his hair was gray 

               I greeted him right away
                  but that turned his hair green 

               He looked askance at me, 
                  muttered, ‘Strangest hair I’ve
                      ever seen.’

               Not one at a slight to back down
                  I called him ‘Gershon Clown’ 

               Once more looking askance at me
                  lips fast frozen in a frown
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
March 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
"Gershon Clown" love it.
Rodrigues Avatar
March 6, 2026 at 7:58 AM
I guess you know exactly what would get ‘em…lol
Lawless Avatar
March 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
another member of the "doppel" gang
Jones Avatar
March 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Hmmmm was he a poet too? lol inquiring minds want to know Gershon.
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