On my way home from work, the sun's gone
driving the same route, passing the liquor store
there's a car with their high beams on
I think to myself, “This guy trippin’ who does he think he is?”
approaching to a red stop
and see the high beam car is trying to pass me
“I hate how cars try to pass me”
press hard on the accelerator like when cops pull the trigger on a
“minority”
drive up to the alley but it's still following me
this time is right up on my tail
thinking to myself, “I'm the one that's trippin’ now”
paranoia wants to control
want to call my homie but don't have time
every second counts, there's no time to hesitate
I want to park and get out of the car but it's too late zoom pass my house
the car trying to keep up
almost at the end of the alley now
sweating and thinking
“I knew I should've bought that piece that my homie was selling”
got the speakers bumping “I ain't goin out like that” by Cypress Hill
fuck it, drove out of the alley
as the car was getting out cautiously
busted a bitch and went back into the alley rapidly
took a second to look through their window who the fuck was
following me
but couldn’t see since their windows were too tinted
heads looking stuck as I got through
I can see that they were hesitating on what to do
they didn’t expect me to return straight to them spurred into the alley
zooming back to my house
I park but they saw where I turn
it feels like they gave me a minute to see what I’ll do
grabbed my bat and stood by the trunk
the car pulls up
I want to run up to them like a madman but remember the therapist said
“don’t snap, relax”
waiting to reveal their face
anxiety kicking in
embrace my bat
thinking to myself
“I'm about to lose it all now”
both back and passenger seat doors open
see a flash from the back of the car
I think it's on record.
Oh wow! It's my homie who I wanted to call
laughing at me as I’m cursing him out
and see the drivers window going down
his smile is bigger than his face
it can reach from ear to ear
I finally exhale
“I swear you guys...oh wait
you got a new car now?”
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