You wear a uniform
that's blue
And get respect from few
I wish you luck and safety in everything you do
You go to work everyday
yet no one seems to know
You work in heat in sleet and snow
And go places no one dares to go
You're criticized at
every turn
Quick to resolve and slow to burn
Respect or empathy is all you seem to yearn
If you do well no one
seems to care
Yet if a mistake befalls you keeping your job is rare
Am I the only one who thinks this isnt fair?
The man you just pulled
over is asking for a break
Drive like that in his neighborhood and a ticket he hopes you'd make
And then you have the other's who say your on the take
You put your life upon
the line every single day
People would bellow with laughter if they were offered the same pay
Yet here you are again, another working day
Integrity, integrity
is defined and read and said
So much in fact, at random, it pops into your head
Wondering from day to day how your children will be fed
You serve and serve
and serve and serve 'til no ones left to service
Then one more shows up asking, hey "pig" can you serve us?
While you smile you wonder, where'd he get the right to curse us?
When those who question
what you are need help from someone
Who's the first person they call to get things done?
No one ever called a lawyer when encountered with a gun
Your family hates your
job and asks you to find another
Yet here you are another day doing your best to defend your brother
The job you live and die for, you know there is no other
Respect I give to those
of you
Who are known as the boys in blue
And I wish you luck and safety in everything you do
Author: Officer Mike Fields Pittsburg Kansas PD