DARE ME
By: Marc A. Turner Copyright © 2001
I am a cop but...
a different kind am I
I DARE to stop kids
from becoming the bad guy
My work I do in a school,
one class at a time
The innocence of youth if lost,
would really be a crime
A big change for me this is,
all different kinds of tools
There they play
by a completely different set of rules
It might not be bullets
or fists that fly my way
Words can be the weapons;
I need be careful what I say
The seeds I plant today,
in time will surely grow
The type of crop that they’ll become
is what we just don’t know
For all that I can do,
is give the seed a place to start
The rest of growing up
has to come from their own heart
Not just by itself,
but with help from above
With guidance from parents
and a family sharing love
If things turn out the way I hope,
I’ll see them all again
With smiles, waves and happy thoughts
they’ll call me a true friend
I hope for their sake…
they DARE to do what’s right
I know I did all I could do…
and I pray for them each night.
01/23/02
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