Since he scorns dishonesty, my better self
Called at three in the morning to tell me
He'd prepared a resume and was thinking
Of finding someone else to be better than.
We've been through this before; usually
He waits until the sun's risen. Perhaps
The fact that he no longer has a shadow
Has changed his sleeping habits. I assume
My worse self will dissuade him again.
My better self went off once for ten months
Saying he needed to get himself together.
Some days friends filled in; some days temps --
Mostly students from the tough school on Baker --
Did a few hours as their community service.
My worse self was quite helpful. He read
The manual and we took turns being better
Except on weekends, when we were both worse.
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