'What has happened? What am I seeing? br Am I mad, or am I a nervous being br The world is swaying from one side to another br And this unnatural sight has put me in a spot of bother.' br br 'Wait, wait! I see a lamp-post in the distance br Or is it my imagination conveyed by my sodden trance? br Now I can hear a stray dog howl br And I can see, perched on the oak-tree, there's an owl.' br br 'No! Damn! The lamp-post has disappeared br Unexpectedly, my movements and eyesight have queered br The world seems to be rocking more vigorously br The dog seems to be howling even more ferociously.' br br 'Oh God! I should not have drunk so much liquor br I should have known that it makes me sicker br I wish I had gone easy on the drink br At least, life wouldn't play pranks with a wink.' br br 'I want to go home now, I've had enough br Of life's tricks, which are sometimes rough br I'll love my wife, begin anew, start something br And then...............................' Nothing.