TC
05-21-2002, 12:56 PM
Policeman's Sacrifice
While you are asleep,
we are out there.
When you are sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner,
or celebrating Chistmas,
we are out there.
When its raining and cold,
and your glad to be in your home with your family,
we are out there.
When it's your children's birthday,
we are out there.
When it's our children's birthday,
we are still out there.
You put on a suit and dress to go to work,
we strap on a ballistic vest and a gun.
There is little room for error in your job,
in ours - there is none.
An error by you means a demotion,
an error by us means a funeral.
When you tell your family, "See you tonight"
as you leave for work, you mean it.
When we tell our family that,
we pray we will.
At your job, you strive to succeed,
at our job, we strive to survive.
In your job, one bad person is the talk of the office.
In our job, one bad officer makes news
and suddenly we are all bad.
In these headlines, it is not what good we have done,
but how much better it could have been done.
When you are scared, you call us.
When we're scared, we must carry on.
While you are eating a home cooked meal,
we are having another fast-food hamburger.
While you are asleep with your spouse,
ours sleep alone.
So the next time you are out with your family or friends,
and you see a patrol car go by,
remember the incredible sacrifice
made by these officers every day.
Inside that car is a person willing to sacrifice
his or her life,
both professionaly and personally,
Every day.
Author unknown
While you are asleep,
we are out there.
When you are sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner,
or celebrating Chistmas,
we are out there.
When its raining and cold,
and your glad to be in your home with your family,
we are out there.
When it's your children's birthday,
we are out there.
When it's our children's birthday,
we are still out there.
You put on a suit and dress to go to work,
we strap on a ballistic vest and a gun.
There is little room for error in your job,
in ours - there is none.
An error by you means a demotion,
an error by us means a funeral.
When you tell your family, "See you tonight"
as you leave for work, you mean it.
When we tell our family that,
we pray we will.
At your job, you strive to succeed,
at our job, we strive to survive.
In your job, one bad person is the talk of the office.
In our job, one bad officer makes news
and suddenly we are all bad.
In these headlines, it is not what good we have done,
but how much better it could have been done.
When you are scared, you call us.
When we're scared, we must carry on.
While you are eating a home cooked meal,
we are having another fast-food hamburger.
While you are asleep with your spouse,
ours sleep alone.
So the next time you are out with your family or friends,
and you see a patrol car go by,
remember the incredible sacrifice
made by these officers every day.
Inside that car is a person willing to sacrifice
his or her life,
both professionaly and personally,
Every day.
Author unknown