Mainly Mania, 50

(obsession doggerel)

School Daze: scolionimania

He sometimes felt he was a fool—

Despite the years he’d spent in school.

You see, he thought that it was cool

To stay enrolled from year to year.

He got a master’s (give a cheer!).

A Ph.D.—a new career?

But then a frown formed on his face:
He missed, you see, the paper chase.

So back he went (yes!) just in case.

The years rolled on; he earned with ease

A massive pile—advanced degrees—

And unpaid loans (so many fees!).

But now he’s gone—he wears his pall.

His gravestone font is very small

(To list degrees, yes, one and all!).