Career Fair

I was never one for shaking hands and schmoozing

with people in ties and power-suits,

acting like I’m really interested

in their company.                             Who wants to be

painting smiles on their face

all the time?

I watched my classmates                run around

from one tableclothed fold-out

table to another, holding folders full

of meaningless papers,                   pretending

they’re really something.

Enthusiasm eye-shadow

smearing from sweat.                      Gripping

the hand of the next maybe employer

as if their lives depended on it.