I cloned2 myself on Friday night.
By Saturday at three
my clone1 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 used3 my stuff4
and did the things I do.
But worst of all they made more clones5
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 wrecked6, 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.