My Left Ear

He is the obedient one of the two

He clings to the side of my head as supposed to

seen from the front he is only a blur of the contour


He never complains about the irritation of the hair

never sticks his head out to steal a peek

and cry "Everybody, look at me!" like his twin brother did

He is famously camera-shy

Even the immigration photo doesn't require his presence


"Give me the right one!" They said

Most of the time he is content

- No news is good news

Sometimes he gets lonely

thinking about the brother he'll never meet


"What does mirror image mean exactly?"

Occasionally he loses his temper

In that staff meeting, I heard him

yelling to his brother:

"This time it's your turn to pretend to listen!"


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