It is no longer a choice to
run away, join the circus
you need to speak to
a recruiter, for screening
so says their website
French Foreign Legion
not an option anymore;
I possess none of the
high-tech skills they are
currently seeking
Ironically, being an outcast
is no longer a desirable,
employable attribute
Even carnies know the I-9
drill, show up at their
kid’s schools for career day.
Escape just isn’t
what it used to be
Ponderable polemics, poetic 