Lights In the Rear-view

-Feel the nerves of a man
Who got pulled over, just as the night began
Blaring lights, reflecting off the surface of the mirrors
Hands on the steering wheel two figures drawing nearer
Approaching the side of my car hand on their weapons
A gulp in my throat the sclera in my eyes reddens
The heartbeat races like a run to the finish
Spider senses tingling the hair raised my skin itch
-Gotta remind myself no sudden moves
Stiff up my shoulders as I feel thе danger looms
-Calm it down your way ahead of yourself
Now I'm staring at his firеarm he wears on his belt
Flashlight in my face fully blinded my view
I'm blindsided by the questions he spewed
What you doing over here in this part of town you look suspicious
Here goes the bullshit his tone became vicious
License registration any drugs in the car
Any guns in the trunk, how"d you get that scar?
Barraged by the questions with little time to answer
It's like I'm caged in with the feeling of a hamster

-I took a second just to gather my thoughts
Handed him the documents trying to be a good sport
De-escalate the situation through my mouth when I talk
Ain't trying to fit an outline surrounded by chalk
I’m coming from work had a long day and I’m exhausted
Meetings from the morning cooped up in the office
Lower your tone
My mouth clinched around the jawbone
Feeling helpless like a victim in a bloody war zone
My apologies I said had to swallow my pride
The only thought that I was thinking you gotta survive
Drilling me hard the questioning was seeming kind of endless
Defenseless
He’s cutting me off in mid-sentence
Aggravated, I feel him baiting me in
Resume composure before they pop eight in my brim
You know the narrative the false words they write in reports
He was reaching for an object that's why he got torched
He's looking for a reason, to slap the cuffs on my wrist
A call came through the radio enough of this shit
Returned my stuff him and his partner ran back to their car
Then they sped off I felt relieved laughing it off

What's a black man to do
When you see blue and red lights in the rearview
An array of emotions runs through the head
Survival, love for my family, don't wanna be dead
Hope I leave this situation with no bodily harm
I'm going crazy psychologically gone
All these factors and these fears I stay prepared about to steer through
The thoughts that I pondered, looking through my rearview