1./4. would switching a present self 

2./1. with a past self 

3./5. cause a temporary feeling of intense familiarity 
         with the p/re/as/sen/t-self's moment 

4./2. dwindling 

5./3. with each decision made under the guise of familiarity

"reload last save?"
*click*
[d(ej)a {vu}]

RobertZorro

"reloa[d(e)-1(j)a]st *sa[{vu}]e*?"

sun-flickers, 
candles that can't decide to stay lit. 
it's that tone of day, 
pulsing dream-light. 

shadows waver from source to source, 
never-sure origins. 
benign, malignant, 
makes no difference. 

just keep watching. 

just keep walking