Real Life Rescue

Yesterday, while walking home, I saw some people who Were gazing past the river rail, But why? I had no clue. Two cops were there as well and so I looked to where they leaned And saw the body of a man; That’s why they’d intervened. More people gathered and I learned That he was still alive. He’d either jumped or fallen; No one knew if he’d survive. Within mere minutes, boats arrived, The rescue underway, The efforts of our civil servants Proudly on display. They carried him onto a boat Then to a nearby dock Where an ambulance was waiting For the stretcher down the block. Up close, I saw he wasn’t young And injured on his head. I never learned if he pulled through Or passed away instead. It felt like watching as they filmed A TV cop show, but The victim, sadly, didn’t move And no one shouted, “Cut!”