Nothing Better
By: Marc A. Turner Copyright
©
2000
I was out for a drive
on a warm
summer night
When I saw in the mirror
a flashing
red light
Oh God help me…it’s a cop
with
nothing better to do
He’s just looking
to
give out a ticket or two
This
no good cop
must need his quota today
If he pulls me over,
there'll be hell to pay
Come on just stop me,
I'll really show you
If he tries to hassle me,
I'll threaten to sue!
He comes up behind
me
at a crazy mans pace
But instead of
stopping…
right by me he raced
He was going so fast
I thought…
I’m going to make a complaint
But when I found out why,
I simply
started to faint
See he wasn’t racing around
risking
his life just for fun
He was headed to my
house…
my wife called 911
She called cause my
boy,
my two year old
could not breath
If the cop got there
any later…
I wouldn’t have my little Steve
I thanked him; I praised him,
I
could not hold back
My tears and my Thank-Yous,
were my form of
attack
But he just shook my
hand and said,
it’s ok… he’s just fine
I’m just glad I was
able
to get here in time
Well my two-year
old,
he now just turned five
He is happy go lucky
and very much alive
Every night when I
kiss him
he says “goodnight Pop!”
I tell him I love
him…
and I
thank God... for that Cop.
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