Please Just Hire Me
This looking for a job thing is a giant pain in the *ss
I miss the days of drinking beer, and always skipping class
Waking up around noon or so, and heading to the rec
Sweating out the night before, or what did you expect
I've put in so many resumes, and filled out so many apps
I keep getting these Dear John letters, filled with all sorts of crap
Thank you for your submission, we wish you the best of luck
We notice that you're qualified, but really don't give a f*ck
You're not what we're looking for, you won't be moving on
If something changes we'll let you know, but the conclusion is foregone
Does my experience mean nothing? And what about my Degree?
You realize it's a Master's right? Should I have just gotten a GED?
Should I kneel down and pray tonight, and just hope for the best
Or will my prayer be a cover letter that lays in a pile with the rest?
Should I go make my own youtube video, just like Gagnam Style
Do I hold up a copy of my resume and hope that it goes viral?
I could pick up an acoustic guitar, and strum a chord or three
I'll look right in the camera and say, "PLEASE JUST HIRE ME"
My stress level is way up, my sleep hours way down
My once constant smile is now a constant frown
Ready to get out of this race, and win the lottery
But until that day comes around, "PLEASE JUST HIRE ME"
About this poem
I spent a lot of time job hunting. With so many claiming there are jobs if people want to work. For so many claiming there is a teacher shortage, it seemed that finding a job was much harder than people claimed it to be. I wrote this poem and as I got rejected from one job to another, I kept thinking of the words I wrote years ago. Thought it might help others that are struggling as they look for work.
Written on February 02, 2013
Submitted by twkent2001 on August 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABCADEBFFGGHHIJGGKKGG |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,380 |
Words | 282 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 22 |
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