NaPoWriMo #2

Job Fair
by Edward S. Gault

A sea of faces
Formed of lines
Leading to tables
Themselves lined up
Against the walls,
each with a glossy banner.
Bold letters spell out
Companies and logos.
So, he that so recently graduated
Summa Cum Laude
And was just wed,
Obtained a mortgage.
He that the boss called his Number One Son In The Business,
With the $75 dollar hair trimming
Got his pink slip from Dad
And wades into that sea of faces
To take his place in line
For a chance at a job offered at one of the tables.

Copyright 2009

The Jaws Of Math

Looking at numbers,
The way they never add up
-end of the month blues.

Copyright 2009

There For Years, Never Noticed

Sitting there with his cup,
No longer able to cry
-just asking for change.

Copyright 2008

Sign Of The Times

I saw him standing there,
In the unemployment line
-eyes tearing, afraid.

Copyright 2008