Dave Cox Poet Ballad

A Badge and a Gun

A Badge and a Gun

A gun and a badge makes you macho and brave
A chain and a whip makes another a slave
The past can’t be forgotten as much as we try
Two hundred years on and people still cry

Ask yourself why you do, just what you do?
Punch the innocent who stand in front of you
Instead of being the person for what you are paid
You taunt and hurt and shoot and degrade

You have the badge and it gives you the right
To arrest the guilty and we understand your plight
But there’s bad apples in the barrel of every gun
And you stand and you aim, hoping they’ll run

Your allegiance is noted, the president smiles and gloats
Hides in his bunker, while a sycophant takes notes
In your ivory tower, with your thoughts and your tweets
While your mistakes and crimes, hide under white sheets.

David cox 05/06/20

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 5, 2020 at 10:49 AM So powerfully penned! No holds barred; good on you dear poet. There is a march today in my little Canadian city. Change is happening, our own deplorable police conduct is under the microscope and spotlight now. Enough is finally enough. Peace and hope to you Dave. xomo Dave Cox June 5, 2020 at 11:10 AM Thank you for your comments. I have never been so shocked as when I saw that poor man die. Power to the people! Poetry comes from my soul and this one came easy. Take care peace and love to you and your little Canadian city. Dave