I Was Late For My Interview

by pookietoo

I was late for my job interview and nervous as can be.
The interviewer was meeting with one person before me.
While I was waiting outside the room, the sweat ran down my face.
I looked in my mirror, noticed my makeup was out of place.I

Then the door opened. I had no time to put more makeup on.
I fidgeted in my chair; had to sneeze, let out a big yawn.
The interviewer began to talk. I found that I could not speak.
I could not make good eye contact. I felt so helpless and weak.

He asked me, "How fast can you do shorthand? How fast can you type?
I have to tell you this job has been given a lot of hype.
Then I began to utter "I can do both of them quite well.
If I am good enough for the job, well, only time will tell."

The ringing of the phone disturbed us, and I started to cry.
On the other end was my husband. He called to say. "hi."
He had forgotten about my interview. I don't know why.
I yelled loudly at my better half before I said "good-bye."

The interviewer said, "This meeting has gone askew.
Do you want to come back tomorrow at a quarter past two?"
As I said okay, my water spilled. I slipped on the wet floor.
I had a sheepish grin on my face and hurried out the door.

I got home feeling dazed, confused. My mind went into a trance.
When I came to, I asked myself, "Do I have much of a chance?
If I will trust myself and seek the help of the Lord through prayer,
He will help me know what to say. I will be better prepared."

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I Was Late For My Interview

by pookietoo

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