THOUGH
THE PAY ISN’T MUCH
WE DO THE JOB
WE ARE A SELECTED BUNCH
WE
MEET IN BRIEFING AND THEN GO TO WORK
WE DON’T STRAP ON GUNS
JUST OUR BADGE AND OUR SHIRTS
WE DO CARY A SET, OF HAND CUFFS OR TWO
A CAN OF MACE, A MOTOROLA TOO
OUR
JOB GOES UN NOTICED BEHIND THESE WALLS
WE ARE COUNSELORS
AND NURSES
AND WE ENFORCE THE LAW
THE
ONES ARRESTED ON THE STREETS
THE MURDERERS
THE MOLESTERS
EVEN THE FREAKS
THEY
ALL COME IN THROUGH OUR DOORS
WE WATCH THEM
WE FEED THEM
WE MAKE SURE THEY MAKE COURT
WE
ARE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DO THE JOB
WHEN WE PUT ON THE BADGE WE ARE THE LAW
SO NEXT TIME YOU READ THE PAPER AND SEE
A MAN OR WOMEN BEHIND BARS
REMEMBER
ME.
BY
JOHN NESBITT
CORRECTIONS OFFICER
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
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