Tag: Police
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IC3 WPC
Image is of Sislin Fay Allen, the first black policewoman in the Met. I’ve been thinking a lot about my time in the police lately… this poem was inspired by some of the darker times. I have friends in the force, past and present, and I acknowledge that their experiences may not match mine (thankfully…
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Jerk
***NEW POEM ALERT*** This one is a little rough around the edges, maybe it’s not even finished, but it has been 15 years in the making and needed to come out. I may have told some of you this story, I don’t know. What I do know is that I should absolutely tell this and…
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To All New Recruits
Accept nothing, Believe no-one, Check everything, Do not lose yourself admist all their lies, Even the innocent can filch and can savage the goodness that I see in your eyes, Have a refuge in which you just breathe, Kill some time there when things go awry, Learn to leave the day’s madness behind you, Never sleep with other…