Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

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.

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Tom Cunningham July 14, 2020 at 8:34 AM Well said Caren, yes like any organisation you will have a few bad apples but the majority are decent folk who at times put their lives on the line for our safety, we salute them. Tom Caren Krutsinger July 16, 2020 at 5:16 AM All of the police officers I know personally are wonderful. I also know someone who has always wanted to be a police officer, but would make a bad one. The police department has never allowed him on the force.