Dark Period

I screwed a lot of pooches

And dropped too many balls

I fumbled and I stumbled

Missing all the wake up calls

I got high on lead balloons

And badly crashed and burned

At length I came to nothing

Flouting lessons never learned

I routinely missed the mark

And fell flatly on my face

I blundered and I floundered

Fluffing off each self-disgrace

I executed poorly

And rolled way too many dice

By and large I came to know

Only love's what cuts the ice