A Thief in the Night
I went
to get in my car
yesterday
and opened the door
to stuff strewn
and my first thought was
I can’t believe she left it like this
thinking my daughter had rifled through the car
looking for her sunglasses
but she denied it
so my next thought was
I can’t believe he left it like this
thinking my husband had rifled through the car
looking for who-knows-what
but he denied it
then it hit me
somebody done broke in my car!
but they didn’t have to pry the door open
‘cause I leave my doors unlocked
yeah, yeah, yeah
I know
jest one more thing to have to remember to do
now
after I processed the situation
I couldn’t help but laugh
‘cause this guy picked the wrong vehicle
to pocket
when he opened the console
he probably thought to himself
what the L is all this crap!
he was looking for the good stuff
but all he saw
was a jam-packed mess
of miscellaneous
nothing
not worth a cent on the Internet
or the pawn shop
it was like somebody opening my closet
and getting hit by an avalanche
he didn’t even get to the bottom
he got halfway through the console
and was like
the L with this … I ain’t got time for this!
I mean I’m a little insulted
he gave up that quick
I coulda had a brick of gold
at the bottom of my console
it mighta been plastic
but still
then I got to thinking
about this person
who goes around lifting handles
in driveways
‘til he finds one open
I mean you gotta be in a desperate situation
or something
if you’re going around in the dark of night
checking car doors
from house to house
looking for something to sell
and make a quick buck
it’s a big risk
with little reward
I mean
come on
you could get shot
“in the buttocks”
or put in jail
JAIL
is it really worth it
yeah, no
how do you become
a thief in the night
it doesn’t happen overnight
a series of events
lead to a fork in the road
and you gotta choose quick-like
given your situation
which way to go
if you’ve got nothing to lose
you’ve got nothing to lose
if you’ve got everything to lose
you’ve got everything to lose
it all depends
I hope this guy woke up
this morning thinking
I’m tired of this shhhhhh …
it ain’t worth it
no more
TL