Careers advice at school,

such a waste of time,

trapped in an office

with someone you had never met before,

like being stuck in a cramped lift

with a murderer looking

at you and wondering which part

to attack first, always settling

on the heart and the head

before dismembering anything

resembling individual thought…

“What do you want to do when you leave school?”,

the question raised over glasses

and hoisted eyebrow, sarcasm elevated

at the ready and the answer of, “Nonsense,