The Police I Know Poem by Obiaeli Ifediirichukwu Victor

The police I know is not a story to be told
The officers I've seen are the ones not worthy
The police I've lived to know is one of corruption and extortion
The one not worthy to protect the lives of its citizens
The one not worthy of my salutation nor ovation
How can the police I know be of no worth
How can the police I'm meant to trust be of no courage
How can the police I'm meant to run to for help wear a garment of extortion
The same 121 I should dial in distress collect the little I have when I'm at peace
I should have been made to know a tight class of Police
I'm meant to know a diligent class of trust
The Police I know set up road blocks to gain bribe
While the Police I'm meant to know set road blocks to check vehicles aright
The Police I know...
Those who break the law they enforce...
I clamour for a better country
I clamour for a better security
I clamour for a better Police
Not the ones I cannot differentiate from street thugs
The citizen's need is your service
Not your excessive extortions on the highway
I know you were trained to keep
You were never trained to take
The Police I don't know is better
Better than the Police I know