I Must Look Like Him

Do I remind you of someone?

Do I act meek?
Do I have reek of self-delusion?
Are my contusions from beating myself
Over the head again and again
Because your friend told me
Things about me
You observed

Did you think
I'd take that all in stride
And ride out the rest of my life
Stuck with a guy
Who would defy logic
By making me
His fodder?

Do I look like him?
I must look like him

I must have too many pounds
Around my waist
And waste time by trying
And crying over you not being home by one
Instead of out having fun myself
Putting my entire life on a shelf
While you live yours
And sit by adoring you

Did you think that's
What I was going to do?

Then I must look like him
I must really look like him

Do you expect me
To support you unconditionally
When you make irrational choices
Not voice my opinion
When you try and spread your dominion
Into my thoughts and beliefs
I'm sure you've found relief with exes
Who didn't vex you by checking
Where you stood
At any point

Do I look like the last guy
Who cleared out of this joint?

I must look like him
I guess I just look like him
Hell, I must be his twin

Do I have his bad taste in music?
Do I have his minuscule vocabulary?
Did you want to go down to the laboratory
And come up with another clone of him
That goes to the gym
And sprouts his feathers
In front of everyone
At every party
You took him to?

I must look like him
I guess I must
I must look just like him

Well now
At least we have one thing
In common

We're both gone

Aren't we?