A Beautiful Warning

The dream I had the other night
awoke me in a sweaty fright

I was drunk in a funk
stinky as a wild skunk

Fighting friends and foes alike
acting as a little tyke

Screaming yelling calling names
losing at the winners games

Stamping stomping throwing stones
being bad breaking bones

I came to see at quarter to three
that was that the old ugly me

I had been warned through that scary dream
the disaster that might have been

Had I not found the fellowship
had I made the choice to nip

It would not take long
and it would be wrong

To screw the life I love to live
to laugh away all I can give

So I awoke and said a prayer
brushed my teeth combed my hair

Made strong coffee broke fast too
got dressed for work and went there too