Smith
who started working
right next to me
has been
copying everything
I do
ever since a certain day
He copies
my words
my gestures
and even
my sentences
Even his cough sounds similar
I get angry
He’s tormenting me
making a mockery of me
Even when I express my dissatisfaction
Smith doesn’t change
So I told my wife about it
and she said
“That man loves you
If he hated you
he wouldn’t imitate you
He wouldn’t be influenced by you either.”
I nodded.