The gap keeps growing and I cant fill it in
Twenty twenty two left the job in May
Twenty twenty three taking time Id say
Twenty twenty four the gap got loud
Now it sits there like a crowd
Recruiter scans three seconds flat
Eyes stop right where the blank is at
Everything above looks fine
But the hole in the middle breaks the line
Twelve months turned to twenty four
Now the blank speaks louder than before
Blank space on my resume
Getting wider every day
Cant explain what I didnt do
Just a gap thats staring through
Interview room suit too tight
Walk me through this gap alright
Personal development I rehearsed
Sounds like growth but feels like thirst
Took a course didnt finish half
Traveled once cant call that a path
Volunteered for a week in June
Stretched it on the page like a balloon
Filling holes with decorated air
Building bridges out of things not there
Blank space I cant decorate
The truth is I was lost and late
Cant explain what I couldnt start
Just a pause that broke apart
Was I resting or was I just stuck
Did I choose the gap or run out of luck
Every morning opened the same laptop lid
Typed my name and stared at what I never did
Blank space let it sit
Maybe gaps are where the light gets in
Cant rewrite what already passed
But my next line might be the one that lasts
The gap keeps growing and I cant fill it in