Through college and Facebook connections
Spiky finds something in her field.
Something to add to her resume collection.
It is a part-time that pays!
But the excitement fades.
There are many mistakes
that end in shouts.
On the train home that's all
Spiky fixates...
on.
When with the producer
Spiky's stomach twists,
and her lunch has no taste.
A topic Miss P loves to bring up,
is her assumption of how Spiky grew up.
"You are a quiet female mouse
who's never left her house.
When I was your age
I traveled away.
You need to experience dirt and sports."
She asks Spiky, "Which director do you support?"
"Federico Fellini and Steven Spielberg," Spiky replies.
"Ugh, only male directors!" Miss P outcries.
Spiky has no words
for many of these responses.
Miss P is so confident in her imagination.
In Spiky's eyes, there is no admiration.
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To be a Straw Hat
PoetryA young woman graduated from college and has no idea what to do with the rest of her life. No one will hire a nobody with no experience and a lot of time on their hands. Spiky (her nickname), tries to find her way in life while many odds are stacked...
