oh the places i've gone

the thirteenth of september, twenty-oh-five.
ten years ago, my junior year had arrived
and i contemplated--then--that perhaps it was time
to drop out of school while i was still in my prime!

although i earned my degree, i try not to resent
that nothing i learned there helps me pay the rent!

"oh!, the places you'll go!"
said the drunk in the rear...
"like a dead end job
and a stalled career!"

because life is all heartache, disappointment and hate,
so you must hurry out, hurry now, don't be late!