Ernie's Dream

In Ernie's dream he is driving his truck, he sees the sign, turns the wheel, curves down an off-ramp. Then, there is a courtroom, his soon-to-be ex-wife is on one side sobbing quietly as her boyfriend consoles her. Ernie's parents- both passed years ago- are sitting in the back, looking very worried. The court clerk is speaking but it's garbled, folks coming and going. Ernie's dream is paralyzing, sad beyond his ability to speak. There's an assumptive doom of failure, and gloomy future alone.