Police - Fragments Poem by Paul Warren

Standing to attention in khaki
Running the beach with the spray hitting me

A sunny day wearing the blue on Graduation
Wrecked cars at Port and South road conflagration

Sitting at a Police Station front desk at two am
Talking to a couple whose baby died so sad for them

A drunk falling dead through a plate glass window
Country prisoner escorts on a hot day as a north wind blow

Feeding prisoners at dusk with a pub meal given
A girl crying about a step father's lust so unforgiving

Murder in a stupid go on shoot me moment in the dark
Standing and freezing at a police cordon yard

Working out whether a police widow should see her murdered one
Being assaulted by a parolee with my neck undone

Lecturing cadets at the police academy morning and afternoon
Then Senior Constables, Sergeants and Officers lecture rooms

Road safety education at the Road Safety Centre then
Retiring last day at work which heralds the end.

© Paul Warren Poetry