Sikap.

I cloned myself on Friday night.

By Saturday at three

my clone had made another clone.

They both looked just like me.

They walked like me and talked like me.

They acted like me too.

They wore my clothes and used my stuff

and did the things I do.

But worst of all they made more clones

who then made even more,

and soon my house was overrun

and I was getting sore.

They wouldn't do my homework,

clean my room, or make my bed.

They wouldn't wash the dishes,

or do anything I said.

Instead they sat and watched TV

and played computer games.

They ate up all my favorite snacks

and called each other names.

And now they like to stay up late

and keep me wide awake.

My life is wrecked, but still I hope

you'll learn from my mistake.

Don't ever try to clone yourself.

But, if you ever do,

you'd better hope your clones are not

exactly just like you!

-Kenn Nesbitt-