John Doe

you are a pond
so small and shallow

you are an orange
the sharp, bitter taste and pulp makes me gag

you are a fork
poking me every chance that you get

you are the early morning
dragging me out of my comfort

you are a tight polyester shirt
suffocating my skin

you take the pity smalltalk

you give neverending, annoying comments
unrelenting in persistence

you are in my ear in my face
forcing me to pay attention

you ask me to lie to think
he thinks for himself
he is his own person
he doesn't care what others think

you are an insecure puppy
wagging his tail at the slightest hint of praise

you are a rusted Oldsmobile station wagon
clunking and grinding your loud complaints

you are a retail salesman
always "helping" the customer

you are eager like an annoying dog
attaching itself to my leg

you are a light rain
just enough to ruin my plans

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