The Correctional Officer's Last Interview

SOMETIMES WHEN IT’S QUIET AND I AM ALL ALONE I GET A SCARE. I WANDER WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE WHEN I GET THERE. AS A C.O. I HOPE TO LOOK AT THE LORD & HOLD STRAIGHT & SQUARE. I HOPE MY BOOTS SHINE AND MY I AM JUDGED FAIR. HE WILL SAY, “OFFICER WHAT DO I DO WITH YOU?” “HAVE YOU TURNED THE OTHER CHEEK & TO MY CHURCH BEEN TRUE?” I WILL ANSWER, “I HAVEN’T ALWAYS BEEN TRUE YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE TO WORK ON SUNDAYS, TOO!” YOU CAN’T TURN THE OTHER CHEEK. WHEN YOU TOTE A BADGE, THEY'LL THINK THAT YOU ARE WEAK. SOMETIMES I WAS TOUGH & SOMETIMES I WAS VIOLENT & ROUGH. BUT I NEVER TOOK ANYTHING THAT DIDN’T BELONG TO ME. I ALWAYS TRIED TO BE A GOOD MAN FOR ALL TO SEE. I NEVER PASSED ON A CALL OF SOMEONE IN NEED. I DID MY BEST TO HELP OTHERS TO SUCCEED. PLEASE LET ME IN, I DON’T NEED MUCH. I’M NOT USED TO RICHES, AND SUCH. I KNOW I DON’T DESERVE A PLACE AMONG THE PEOPLE HERE. BUT I WAS ALWAYS THERE TO CALM THEIR FEAR. THE LORD SAID, “OFFICER, YOU HAVE DONE YOUR JOB WELL!” “COME RIGHT ON IN, YOU HAVE ALREADY SPENT YOUR TIME IN HELL!”