Peace Officer
Another black man killed
only this time
not by cops
in fact
he was a cop
David Dorn
38 years of service
still serving his community
gunned down by assailants
for the crime of
being a cop
he had a wife, Ann Marie
he had a family
5 children, 10 grand-kids
he was an upstanding citizen
helping poor kids and disadvantaged youth
helping others whenever he could
he was an example of a good decent man
a good cop
loved by all
yet that was not enough
he was gunned down in cold blood
while rioters ran the streets
we must honor David Dorn
and remember him
a respected black man
whose only crime was wearing a uniform
he will get no notice
he will not have people leaving flowers
on a sidewalk shrine
he won't be portrayed as a martyr
or become a cause celebre
he will not have Hollywood stars or politicians
attend his funeral and talk in glowing terms
about his life
he died alone
on the sidewalk
a candle abruptly extinguished
snuffed out in a single shot
all for a flat screen TV
David Dorn
an American hero
a "Peace Officer"
may he forever
rest in peace.
MortimerBlooming
Sun 7th Jun 2020 15:32
What most people fail to realize is there are good people inside the police departments just following orders, just as their are good men in both armies of a war.
It would be a better world if good and bad were divided neatly with a line but they are not and never can be, they mix and match and blend together in every man, in every army much like the river and the silt it carries.
This perhaps is the greatest tragedy of all.
Mortimer