Woke Up Too Late Last Night

"Woke Up Too Late Last Night"

Woke up too late last night and thought Saturday was Sunday.

Tuesday thought it was Friday and Monday thought it was Wednesday.

Pens thought they were paper and cheese thought it was broccoli.

The snow thought it was rain and of course, the turtles thought they could sing.

August thought it was February and the bears thought it was time to hibernate in july.

The greedy thought charity was for "nobody but me."

Everybody was living pretty normal lives except the enlightened few.

The bars began serving 7 Ups and supermarkets began selling dog food to the rich.

To cure the world's ills and wash away the sins, watermelons were dumped in boiling oil.

The oceans turned to lakes so that all could drink.

Mountains turned into feasts of treats so the people could eat.

Sickness turned into health and old age turned to youth.

Cars disappeared and people rode bicycles and walked to get wherever they were headed.

The air became clean and the cities turned into forests.

People moved off the reservation and out of the hood and into the new wilderness.

Chimpanzees conducted the philharmonic and guerillas painted masterpieces. 

There was no need for laws and accidents, such as starvation and war, were the only crimes.

When they weren't eating, people slept or made love.

The children played and danced all day to magical musical tunes.

People shared all the love they possessed.

This all happened because the world grew tired in its weariness.

I woke up late enough to see this all happening.

Jonathan Billet 07/07/2010