Not For The Money Poem by Dianna Nally

There are many professions that people have where they
put their life's on the line.
A police officer gets a call to a home for abuse, and
never knows till he enters what He will find.



A Paramedic has to take all the different calls that come in,
and they can't refuse them.
Like a runny nose, or maybe diaper rash. And for this he
has to allow them to use him.



A doctor, or a nurse gets a patient who's bleeding
and it's spurting out all over the place.
They take a chance when they get it on them,
but they are there and it's something they have to face.

And how about the fire fighter who goes into a burning building
to save a life?
Knowing that he could get trapped or die, leaving his
children and wife?



I wouldn't want to be a teacher these days.
With all the crime they are exposed to.
With guns and drugs in all the hallways.
This isn't a job I could do.

Small businesses are folding because of the rise in crime
And have been vandalized and stolen from, and
are now left without a dime.

These are just a few of the people who work hard
to provide us with what we need.
Like an education, safety and food
And they are becoming part of a dying breed.

These are the kind of people who make our lives possible
and don't ask for much in return.
They don't know who we are, but they're here to help us
And I think there's a lesson here to be learned.

So next time you need someone to help you, and you call them
and they don't get there fast.
Just remember there are others who need them,
Because your not their only task.

Dianna Nally
2006