Means and ends

Through means and ends

We aspire for dividends

This splits every moment

Lost is true enjoyment

A system of rewards

We hope records

Our loyalty to the means

Rewarding our dreams

Living for its own sake

It is a joy, we forsake

When means and ends

Make us follow trends

There’s joy everywhere

At a future, we needn’t stare

By dropping means and ends

With life, we make amends