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APPLICATION FOR A JOB AT A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

I’m a diviner, well-practiced
in the art of the Japanese tarot,
personality typing, prophetic dreams
and the use of talismans.

I am also a shaman with an advanced degree
in head-shrinking, bone-pointing,
evil-eye spells, astrological numerology,
locating lost items and big cat whispering.

And an exorcist with a proven track record
of eradicating demons from Uganda
to the Middle East to the leafy suburbs
of the United States.

I can levitate, handle venomous snakes,
walk on hot coals, read palms,
shapeshift, swallow fire, and am
a recent alien abductee.

While my experience
in construction work is limited,
I have Druid in my blood and, last time
I looked, Stonehenge was still standing.


John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in Stand, Washington Square Review and Rathalla Review. Latest books, “Covert” “Memory Outside The Head” and “Guest Of Myself” are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in the McNeese Review, Santa Fe Literary Review and Open Ceilings.

One response to “APPLICATION FOR A JOB AT A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY”

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    Julie Allyn Johnson

    Awesome. I love it!!

    You’re HIRED!

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