Check Marks the Spot

why society is bad.

Canceled checks in the abandoned boat seemed to echo
Across the sea, as if money was his actual legacy.
They say there are two ways to go; they being some sort of society.
Successful, of course, being full of wealth,
And unsuccessful, broke, and always poor.
Well he got his BA, then his Ph.D.,
So he is a success right out of college.
But what is his success? Money?
Sure, he is reeling in $100,000 a year,
But what about the deed he has done for society?
Unappreciated, his life falls askew, downhill.
Nobody truly respects him.
One day he took his boat out to sea.
A checklist in hand, with one item to be carried
Out.
The echoes wailed across the sea, being ignored.
Rolling Thunder is a familiar sound around here.
Check.