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At first, typing out my father’s resume
was simply to help him out of the forest tent,
toothless and rotting in the elements.
It was to make him competitive: no one
pencils in credentials spelled phonetic anymore.
But as I accentuated the positives
and dug up past jobs and even “volunteering,”
my gift became greater. I knew that he would let
this professional-looking compilation
tell him that his life was not worthless.
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Father’s Resume
At first, typing out my father’s resume
was simply to help him out of the forest tent,
toothless and rotting in the elements.
It was to make him competitive: no one
pencils in credentials spelled phonetic anymore.
But as I accentuated the positives
and dug up past jobs and even “volunteering,”
my gift became greater. I knew that he would let
this professional-looking compilation
tell him that his life was not worthless.