guidance

I should form a plan
a life plan
one that looks good typed up
one that a guidance counselor wouldn’t sigh about

I had two guidance counselors in high school

the one knew my name the first day
of my freshman year
it was weird (but comforting)

the other talked about SATs and ACTs and career paths with us in English
my English teacher made sarcastic comments about this one
when she left the room to get some important papers
printed on pink paper

well that one, the last one, saw me in the post office
she gave me pity eyes
I wonder if I deserve those?

I never really liked her, though
so maybe when I go to the high school
to take that career test she was talking about that will tell me my interests
I’ll snag the other guidance counselor,
the one who knew my name.