A Sunday Poem: “Résumé”

 

Desperately need the money;

tend to be late;

rarely meet a deadline;

have a loose understanding

of your business.

 

I demonstrate

no relevant skills

for this job.

 

You should hire me.

After all, this is the only true résumé

in the stack.

 

 

(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, writes for Blacklock’s each and every Sunday)

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