The Brunt Of The Rolodex Poem by Raj Dronamraju

The decline in summer employment is substantial
Grasping at straws, they drown in contact information
And spit at familiar strangers, goggle-eyed, in a frenzy of baccalaureate design
And choking on benevolent societal promises

Season of the post-poverty candidate
"The lifetime of the living man" is his robotically delivered swan song
The hyperactivity of the post-flamboyant outdoorsman
What is wanted cannot be planned
And the plan is a box of business cards
Pick one for a free giveaway!

When they poke you with impatient pushiness
And dehydrate the nursery by withholding nutrients
They increase the size of their reference archive
Going beyond the ill-fitted adviser
Visualization halted, their forms are indistinct