FEAR AND THE TEMPTATION TO LIVE
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I felt a bit rebellious
I didn't put my seat-belt on
I drove a long way ... I was a little nervous... Careful... I watched the cars and stayed in my lane
driving on a dark curvy road
...don't want to be too risky though
...so, i put back on my seat-belt
...ahhh, that's better
...comfort again
...in tact again
most cars go around me
i stay in my middle lane...
move to the right...
speed up a little
too many cars passing
my dad didn't wear his seat-belt once
...got in a wreck
...broke his neck
...ruined his life
...can hardly walk now
...constant pain... can hardly turn his neck...
it hurts to see him...
he gave me a wrist-watch recently...
called and said he had about 10 of them and wanted to know if i wanted one
i said "sure"
i'm wearing it now
"X Alert!" ..."KA Band!"
...my radar detector speaks to me
...i hit the brakes - don't see any cops
...cars are passing me still
...i've got my seat-belt on
...i move to the right lane
i got pulled over once
one day before i had my radar detector
a friendly cop pulled me over
- he told me to get out and put my hands behind my back
he snapped his metal handcuffs onto my wrists
he put me in his car
we left my car on the side of the road - highway 290 - on the way to work
he took me to jail -
he said, "too bad... you seem like a nice guy"
(my license was expired or something - i didn't know it...
some glitch in the mailing system...
my fault.
my problem.)
he left - i haven't seen him since
they frisked me
they signed me in and took my stuff out of my pockets
they took away my shoes
they put me in a cold concrete holding room
with other guys - who were bad also
they gave me a blanket
there was a small plastic window
you could see the cops doing stuff
they couldn't hear you
we inside were all sad
i drive slow now
i watch for cops
i wear my watch
i didn't wear my seat-belt driving to work today - for awhile
i wanted to be risky - and a bit defiant
i snapped it on after a mile or two
i enjoyed it though - i was awake for just a bit
i returned to my fearful norm - finished my drive to work
awake for a few moments - just a few
free - and awake
alert - and alive
but i wear my father's watch now
...i guess it's my inheritance
...it reminds me of him - and keeps at bay
...the temptation to live
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I felt a bit rebellious
I didn't put my seat-belt on
I drove a long way ... I was a little nervous... Careful... I watched the cars and stayed in my lane
driving on a dark curvy road
...don't want to be too risky though
...so, i put back on my seat-belt
...ahhh, that's better
...comfort again
...in tact again
most cars go around me
i stay in my middle lane...
move to the right...
speed up a little
too many cars passing
my dad didn't wear his seat-belt once
...got in a wreck
...broke his neck
...ruined his life
...can hardly walk now
...constant pain... can hardly turn his neck...
it hurts to see him...
he gave me a wrist-watch recently...
called and said he had about 10 of them and wanted to know if i wanted one
i said "sure"
i'm wearing it now
"X Alert!" ..."KA Band!"
...my radar detector speaks to me
...i hit the brakes - don't see any cops
...cars are passing me still
...i've got my seat-belt on
...i move to the right lane
i got pulled over once
one day before i had my radar detector
a friendly cop pulled me over
- he told me to get out and put my hands behind my back
he snapped his metal handcuffs onto my wrists
he put me in his car
we left my car on the side of the road - highway 290 - on the way to work
he took me to jail -
he said, "too bad... you seem like a nice guy"
(my license was expired or something - i didn't know it...
some glitch in the mailing system...
my fault.
my problem.)
he left - i haven't seen him since
they frisked me
they signed me in and took my stuff out of my pockets
they took away my shoes
they put me in a cold concrete holding room
with other guys - who were bad also
they gave me a blanket
there was a small plastic window
you could see the cops doing stuff
they couldn't hear you
we inside were all sad
i drive slow now
i watch for cops
i wear my watch
i didn't wear my seat-belt driving to work today - for awhile
i wanted to be risky - and a bit defiant
i snapped it on after a mile or two
i enjoyed it though - i was awake for just a bit
i returned to my fearful norm - finished my drive to work
awake for a few moments - just a few
free - and awake
alert - and alive
but i wear my father's watch now
...i guess it's my inheritance
...it reminds me of him - and keeps at bay
...the temptation to live
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