Thank You Police Officers

I watch you enter the building in uniform Realizing you will be prejudged and despised by some Who were taught that you are all monsters You give them encouraging smiles anyway. I see your goodness as you buy pizzas for the ones Who rarely have pizza, and play ball at lunch recess Showing the dubious ones that men in uniforms are not scary Or bad or the same at any way at all Which is why you bring your partner, for you are different. One of you is black, the other white. One is old, the other young. I watch you do your best to help children and adults solve problems In peaceful and loving ways. I admire your stealth. I watch you running into buildings when everyone else is running out. I watch you approaching sinister situations, expecting the best. I watch you and I marvel at your selflessness and your dedication. Police officer, I want to thank you for your service.