Rejection

Being offered a job would be sublime

Since I’ve given up my free time,

My enthusiasm and passion

Is not a show for fashion,

I would move heaven and earth

For the job I am worth.

I have years of volunteering

Yet all you are hearing

Are the pennies saved

As I am enslaved.

Do this, do that for a pat on the back

Even though I’m on the wrong track.

I am not worth a staff title

My attendance is not vital,

I can’t go through the heartache

Time to put on the brake.

My confidence has gone

While you smile; waving so long;

I’ll follow my heart elsewhere

Somewhere I’m valued is fair.

Thank you for the opportunity

I no longer wish to join your community,

The cliques and nepotism

Makes volunteering full of criticism.

I am clearly not worth the pay

Now; I shall bid you good day.