Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
“Lament for the wild”; Mixed Media collage / November 2022
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Your mother tells you to get inside,
but you are
ears against the clouds
listening
for butterflies.
10 years.
The teacher tells you
to stop starring out the window;
algebra is an ancient tongue
that still cannot hack into the
will o’ wisp.
20 years.
The living room ghost tells you
to get back in
as the snow
settles on light
and you are
blowing smoke signals
to the dark blue of the sky
searching for . . .
*inspired by, what is in my own humble opinion, the stupidest job interview question ever.
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Ha.. I see myself retired, living in comfort doing what I want.
That sounds good, I really hope that it happens for you! 😀 Thank you for reading!
Ears against the clouds- I LOVE IT. You never cease to both amaze and impress me with your writing. I feel you on the “stupidest job interview question” (And I love how you turn that experience into your personal art 😉); I was once asked “Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?” Um…my reply didn’t include their organization…haha. Need I mention that I didn’t get the job? 😁
I hear ya on that, it is why I dislike the question so much; it’s part of the whole culture if you ask me; when an obviously shitty company wants to hear you’ve been dreaming about working there. I say good riddance to jobs like those both of us did not get because of “failing” questions like these.
My answer, btw, was always one word . “Alive”
“…when an obviously shitty company wants to hear you’ve been dreaming about working there.” <— 😅😅😅