Washington's Finest Poem by Ray Hansell

Officers getting ready for duty
The reason they were hired
When the shooting started
Only one could return fire

When the smoke had cleared
Four officers lay dead
As word spread in the community
A thousand tears were shed

The killer managed to get away
As he had someone drive the getaway car
So many people only hoping
That he didn't get to go to far

The next night an officer all alone
Saw a stranger start to approach
So before this person could kill again
The officer exercised oath

The one that says
To protect and serve
That's just what the officer did
As he had steel for nerves

The suspect had one of the officers gun
He was going to use it on a cop
But before he could kill again
The officers shot, made him stop

Thousands attended the funeral
Officers came from everywhere
Standing in solidarity
To show the world they care

A sea of blue with red mixed in
Shoulder to shoulder they stood
Wanting to do so much more
If they only could


5-22-10/RJH