Police - The Silent Alarm Poem by Paul Warren

The alarm went off and we were tasked
In the dead of night as the alarm asked
We walked to the shopping centre and found out
Someone was inside and running about

We put up a cordon and called the dog patrol
And all stood on our corners and had our role
So the dog went in and combed the place
Whilst the breakers hid to win this race

These things take some time to reconcile
So we stood watching around a while
Then suddenly there was a ruckus from inside
And a man running across the roof an escape implied

The next we saw was him jumping from the top
Into a Norfolk Pine hitting each branch on the drop
There he was prostrate lying on the ground
Whilst we all ran up to him and gathered round

We had to call an ambulance to sort him out
His leg was broken when a branch did clout
So his break in didn't net anything worthwhile
With his first court hearing was on crutches for the style.

© Paul Warren Poetry