Slow Down
Nickle Nelly
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I just wanted to just take a minute to Share a story with yall While back I was in my car, driving I was doing maybe 35 on a side street Nothing crazy, but this lady Jumps out with her hands waving Acting like she's panicked and in grave danger What's up with the drama Cut the citizen cop act This ain't major I'm barely over the speed limit But can read her lips she's saying go slower Instead I press the gas pedal lower Rev the engine, go a little faster As I roll my eyes at her Driving by giving a cold shoulder I check the rearview to admire my work And she's just standing there Looking tired and hurt She's all acting like I am the jerk Man I'm just driving to work Don't need no guilt trip From your righteous ass Right there on the curb There's a lesson learned Maybe mind your own business next time If you cross that line you're getting burned I turned the corner, cruising away But to this day it still annoys me Thinking who is she to say Slow down, slow down Slow down, slow down slow down So, a few nights later, I had this dream And it was so vivid, so real It was, maybe like Three years prior Same quiet street There's a lady on the lawn It's the same one I'd just seen But this time she ain't a lone And she's smiling While playing a game with her daughter Looks like hide and seek She's adorable, maybe four years old Giant green eyes filled with wonder Under golden curls For this girl, not a care in the world She's doing barrel rolls in the grass Mom's turn, where to go? Begins wandering, searching for a hiding spot Mom doesn't notice til she's crossing the sidewalk Oh my god! She's screaming but the words All get caught up in her throat and then emerge Much too soft to be heard Here comes a car, unseen from afar As she's running cross the boulevard Dashing past that double-parked Vehicle, mother cries out, sweetie no! But it's too late, the sound of screeching brakes And the unthinkable Slow down, slow down Slow down, slow down slow down You never know how Someone else's story differs from yours Think of that before your assumptions form And just slow down, slow down slow down Distracted driver That's the label they attached to describe him And at this time it's accurate because he's absent-minded At the station trying to give a statement But his brain keeps playing back rewinding What took place he's agonizing And at this moment, I noticed this man was About the same age as I am now You'll find no hate inside him It was all a mistake, speeding ever so slightly And looked away from the road for a moment That's all it takes And all this plays In my head as a vision I cannot concentrate Gotta believe there's a reason I'm reliving All this pain, it's too much to tolerate I know now I was wrong it aches All night long I ponder and I contemplate The following day, I go and drove back all the way To that same neighborhood This time with more caution displayed Make my way to that old spot on the street And lay a bouquet of flowers Along with a note of apology Slow down, slow down Slow down, slow down slow down You never know how Someone else's story differs from yours Think of that before your assumptions form And just slow down, slow down slow down
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