Am I Like Someone You Know? Poem by Atef Ayadi

this is not
about degrees
and majors,

Associates
B.S, and
P.H.Dees

you are not hiring me
and i am not hiring you.

your not my
boss
and the one that could be,

and i am not your ex-boss.

i am may be more tougher
and laughter

cause,
your skills

does not
reflect who you are

under your natural skin.

so do not tell me
you look or
you remind me
someone i know.

cause,

here,

you do not
and really do not
need
to be specialized
and have a major,
a minor,
or a P.H.D degree.


i will give you
the degree
you ever wanted
the skin
you ever wanted;

i will give
a certified
smile and
a certified
skin;

just to confirm
that i am not
like
someone you you know

i am not that person you liked
or you still like.

may be i am
the first one who will
give you
your first certificat
of your first degree.