purpose

philosophy's neglected in the States
vocational schools lure students with cash
doctors of Law and Medicine find mates
while Wisdom's acolytes are slinging hash

but in the end, one can't buy happiness
and many who are crushed beneath their things
might have found greater joy possessing less
to chase the crown of knowledge, not of kings

to balance life with work remains elusive
careers can corrode souls as well as health
a boss' regimen can be abusive
if all your efforts are merely for wealth

an unexamined life's not worth the breath
that ticks away the hours from birth to death