Protect and serve
It’s what we’re called to do
A noble cause
But dangerous
When those we seek to serve
Hunt us in the dead of night
And in bright sunlight
We did nothing to them
Other than protect and serve
So we tell each other
Keep your head on a swivel
Always be vigilant
We no longer have days off
Just days where we aren’t
At risk as much
They say it’s open season on us
They shout their hate
And their death threats from everywhere
But our pages are removed and blocked
We’re fired to placate
The one that want to kill us
Even though we just did our jobs
Eyes open
Never let your guard down
Never know when the end of your watch will come
See things that would destroy others
Always expected to be strong
To be superhuman
We are supposed to be able
To solve every crime
Every problem
Never get angry
Never cuss
To always be polite
Break up every fight
Never have to use our weapons
They want us to let them get
Away with everything they do
But the moment something happens
To them or their stuff everyone must be punished
Why didn’t you stop it?
They want us to perfectly hit moving targets
With a pistol not to kill
But to incapacitate
They want us to be superheroes
But they treat us like villains
Still we go forth every night and every day
24/7 365 holidays weekends
Birthdays anniversaries graduations
Weeks sometimes months without vacation
Always short never enough time In the day
8 hours sometimes 12 sometimes more.
But we’ve all felt the call
To a higher purpose
To Protect and Serve
““Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
Matthew 5:9 ESV
“By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.”
1 John 3:16 ESV
We protect and serve all regardless of race wealth religion or any other factor.
God bless and protect us all.
