The Raw Innocence of a First Job Interview

The raw innocence of a first job interview



I'm sitting at a McDonald's
writing a poem. I save it.
My interest is piqued,
at a young lad interviewing
for his first job, presumably. 
At first I see him dressed in shorts,
plain white t-shirt, and 
slippers, and I then think of his
mistaken attire. He kept twitching his 
nervous knees as the manager
looked over his application.
The raw innocence. There's
an exchange of dialogue. But then 
I could see that the interview 
turned into an orientation, 
even laughter at times. So I 
knew the  young lad had his 
foot in the door. Great. During
this time a smiling women catches 
my eye. She's probably thinking 
why I'm watching so intently at the
interview. She keeps looking
over at the interview, too.
I didn't put two and two together 
until later. The raw innocence
of a mother looking on as her 
cub leaves the lair.

connie pachecho

1/26/17
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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March 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Connie this a cute story. Where do you find these? Well I don't live under a rock.
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