Pigs in a Blanket and Other Short and Twisted Cop Tales
Pigs in a blanket.
Winter night, toasty and warm.
Hot cocoa, donuts.
Sirens and blue lights.
Miles of blacktop pass beneath.
Robber, on the run.
Canine, growls and snarls.
Teeth, pointed, sharp, menacing.
Bad guy, “I give up!”
Bang! Bang! “Shots fired!”
Man runs, cops chase, Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Help, officer down!”
Children, wife, sleeping
Shirt, vest, badge, gun, shiny shoes
Night shift is lonely
Working graveyard shift
Feral dogs, cats, stoplights, moon
Drunks, fights, gunshots, pain, and tears
Respond to bar fight
One drunk, two drunk, three drunk, four
Five drunks all to jail
Drug bust, homicide
Traffic stop, car crash, break-in
All in a night’s work
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Shootouts are scary
Little knife, big knife
Cut, slice, stab, and make us bleed
Yes, worse than gunshot
Grieving family
Loved one killed, shot by stranger
Evil surrounds us.
“Yes!” Five-O is here!”
Giggles, smiles, candy for all
Cops can be fun, too.
