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Angela Hoeflich Poem
To those behind the badge, who have paid the ultimate price
To serve and to protect—a tremendous sacrifice
To defend and shield the blameless you presented us your all
The struggle against corruption, you answered every call
To those behind the badge, who committed to its cause
The danger and the perils never gave you the slightest pause
For the risks didn’t measure against the peace left in the wake
Of a battle against wrongdoings, your beliefs didn’t shake
To those behind the badge, for your loyalty we are grateful
Dedication to the mission—more than a job—ever faithful
Whether uniformed or not your ethics remained the same
Ever watchful for corruption, your principles sustained
To those behind the badge with high regard we shall reflect
On your allegiance as peace officer, you have all our respect
Your attitudes, your way of life, your values and your creed
Sustain us to protect and defend and accomplish every deed
To those behind the badge, a noble legacy you leave us
Courage, strength, and bravery a necessity to those who need us
Your valor and heroism we never shall forget
The cost of the tour of duty, you paid the final debt
To those behind the badge, we stand in remembrance this night
A badge worn with privilege of an honorable fight
With respect and admiration your devotion we remember
In our hearts your memory will be a constant burning ember
Copyright © Angela Hoeflich | Year Posted 2012
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Angela Hoeflich Poem
Shadows on my soul often smudge the light
I feel alone as again I face this fight
Fear and aloneness trample my will
Ever so strong, I am prisoner still
Winning the prize no longer embraces
The heart journeys on whatever the paces
Feet grow weary and speak to give in
Trudging on still…..as the world spins
My battle though quiet is screaming inside
If you knew my heart you wouldn’t abide
Darkness envelopes, consumes and grieves
Though I run away it never leaves
I long for the ease to be happy in life
Knowing only discord, sadness and strife
Normal is threatening and untrue to me
My wretched story is written I see
To erase, to eradicate images of pain
A wish I make for myself though in vain
Others with smiles I mimic to blend
My storm rages and will never end
So many questions and panic surround
Scared and surrendered, I curl on the ground
Wishing for someone to reach for my hand
I use my own, steady and stand
Unseen power from inner hidden places
Comfort and relief….I can’t see the faces
Just when I think I’m finished and done
I turn around and this battle’s won.
Copyright © Angela Hoeflich | Year Posted 2015
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Angela Hoeflich Poem
This love of hatred penetrates my numbness and breathes life
My pain consumes my source—always full with strife.
Overwhelmed I run blindly toward a distant ending
Begging silently for a willing warrior my soul defending.
Oh, to overcome this darkness with me as the only light
Suffering and ashamed I urge on with this fight.
Fear wrenches my head and speaks loudly to my deaf ear
Its sound pierces and eagerly takes what I hold dear.
Scars unseen and so deep no one sees
I smile through the pain with no comfort to ease
My blamelessness ripped away by hands that I love
Shattered pieces!--I struggle, my head barely above.
My battle unquiet ting fake peace that I’ve found
Learning to rise above but come crashing back down.
Guiltily I look now and see you committed this crime
But for my whole life—YOUR sin, but I do the time.
Copyright © Angela Hoeflich | Year Posted 2012
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Angela Hoeflich Poem
I will praise You in this storm
As I’m tossed in uncaring winds
As the lightning and thunder crash
As the waves pull me under again
I will praise You in this storm
Though I fear what I feel and see
I know that I’m not forgotten
For You are right there with me
I will praise You in this storm
And I know I’ll emerge one day
For Your promise is to mold & make me
And this storm will pass away
I will praise You in this storm
And I know it will someday end
As I stand on dry land in the sun
Not broken but taught how to bend
I will praise You in this storm
For the storm makes me recognize
You love me and there is a lesson
And it forces me to open my eyes
I will praise You in this storm
And always remember how it felt
To come out on the other side
And appreciate the storm itself
I will praise You in this storm
So I can tell others should they fall
And be tossed in the winds and waves
That You are there through it all
I will praise You in this storm
As I keep my eyes on You
Winds are not strong nor the waves high
For I know You will see me through
Copyright © Angela Hoeflich | Year Posted 2015
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The wind carries my whispered secret faster than I can clutch to my heart
Betrayed by lips of longing to erase my past and begin where I start
I almost see daybreak through the shadows of memories so dim.
My spirit guides me toward a future uncovered and never so grim
The dark past looming reaches unkindly for my running feet.
Looking for light my eyes never turn, but I stand still to face and greet
For I shall overcome this fight with a shielded foe--no face and no name
Armed and frightened I summon my courage, if I lose--just myself to blame
A survivor I am with a scarred, tattered past and a strength no one can see
To let hope win the battle, life win the war and my soul to stand at last free
Free of my storm, free of my turmoil—confident of a future so grand
Walking toward my ultimate goal letting go of the anguish in my hand
Copyright © Angela Hoeflich | Year Posted 2013
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I smile when you are near though my eyes look lost
Their sparkle and twinkle forever gone, not only my cost
I search always longing for the peace I can’t remember
Feeling the love you offer and I don’t know though warm and tender
Hiding in my confusion, fear guarding the gates
Will I ever educe in me the love I see in your face
Words and thoughts elude me, I know only I’m forgetting
Things my mind has owned, a distant path I’m setting
To remember how to remember, I fight each day to find
Memories each day unblooming and dying in my mind
Knowing I should know, this light grows ever dim
Losing the strength I possess, a battle I cannot win
The day when I look at you with no recognition in my eyes
Know it is out of my hands and I’ve lost my awesome prize
Copyright © Angela Hoeflich | Year Posted 2016
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