Understory 2022

THE MAN
by Nari Ando

A man stood outside my house
His face unseen, barely visible against the screen
But I know, I know he’s there.

I asked around my neighborhood,
But none ever saw that man, 
That man that copied my movements, my clothes, my personality.
Every night, I look outside my door,
And he’s there, moving when I do.

I’d had it. I’d had enough! I broke the door.
I grabbed my hammer and smashed that glass on the door,
but as soon as I did, the man vanished,
but still I see him behind the door repaired.

                                                                  
Nari Ando is a junior pursuing a Baccalaureate in English.
 

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