A Layover

A Layover
Lakaya M. Peeples 5/15/11

Layover, layover, its time for a layover.
Its time to give the brain a chance to rest,
Time to stretch,
Time to refresh,
Its a layover.

Layover-- before you pick up the "dramas" and the pests,
The little angels, and all the rest,
Get yourself relieved of all the stress,
The heat of the engine that burned your toes,
Those write up reviews that make your mind slow,
The map of route 1 thats stuck in the membranes,
Stop it. Get out. Stretch. Bend at the waist.
Be quiet for a minute or run in place.
Whatever you need to do to clear out the mind...
So you can do route 2 as if it were the very first time.

A layover...you know its true...
You need one to keep the mental trash from building up on you.
That kid that was rude and called you a name,
Who will get on the bus tomorrow and expect to be treated the same...
The same respect...that they wont give you.
The same compassion that they dont know they need...
Until its gone...give it to them anyway...thats how you suceed.
But in the meantime...its pecolating, festering, driving you insane....thats what it will do if left stuck in your brain.

You find yourself slouching, they stole your energy,
A layover is needed to return to joy and synergy.

Its a layover...get off that bus and dance and sing,
Eat something, drink some coffee, just do your thing...
But make it snappy cuz you only have 15.

15 minutes is that enough? yep you betcha...
You that kinda tough. Then when its time for route 2...
All those kids see is the renewed you.

Its a layover, a layover, a lay o ver!