The notion of a familiar scene
played again in our lives
is sometimes called deja vu.
Technically, this is not deja vu,
which is the notion that a new situation
is actually one experienced before.
Last night I dreamed my father
had new teeth, and as I was emerging
from my reverie, I was debating with myself,
whether he had new teeth or
I was just imagining it.
I'd have to ask him or look, I thought.
Last week I saw my dead father on the street.
I had to wait to get closer
to make sure it wasn't him.
Paul Simon thinks these are the days
of miracles and wonder, and I can't even
tell if this is deja vu or something else.