The applause is over
gown and mortar board returned
the future has become the present. Today.
My immediate superior has an announcement
I was not the best candidate.
Small of statute
large of opinion
he said he believed in speaking his mind.
Some people it seems
do not have the courage to take a risk
or make bold decisions
the out thrust jaw and indignant moustache
a Mount Rushmore testament
to him suffering no such lack.
A pause
then a second proclamation
an opportunity exists
for him to be proved wrong.
I sense it will be difficult.