The Cop

"Freeze, Hands up where I can see them."

He has said those words a thousand times

Being a cop of course he has

However, no matter how good his future is

His past was dark

Theft

Arson

Drug dealing

He did it all

Making easy money, at high risks

He never thought he'd get caught

He thought it'd last forever

The easy money

The thrill of the escape

That is what drew him into that life

He thought he'd never get caught

They caught him

It was while he was in jail

That his life began to change

It was slow and took a couple of years

But it happened

When he first got to jail

He was like all the other punks in there

Started fights

Caused trouble

Got into fights

Slowly he became the one

Who stopped the fights and the trouble makers

He stated talking to the prison Chaplin more

Then one day decided it was time

To turn his life around

He started acting better

But not just Acting, everything about him began to change

His additude

His personality

The way he talked

It all changed

Finally he was up for perole and was approved

He left jail with a new since of purpose

A new since of who he was

He lived in an apartment and worked at a near by grocery store

One day the store got robbed

When the robber started to flea

He jumped him and held him down until the cops came

He knew this is what he wanted to do

He talked to the store manger

Who agreed he would make a fine cop

The next day He went to the police station

and said he wanted to join

At first the officer in charge (knowing the man's background) thought he was joking

But decided to let him join

All through police academy

He excelled in every area of the job

It looked like he had a bright future ahead of him

in law enforcement

At graduation

He graduated with top honors and

Was the head of his class

Now after all these years

He has never second guessed his choice to be a cop

Not even when hunting down those he used to call friends

He uses his knowledge of the world of crime

To help catch the criminals

Though his past was dark

His future is bright and forever will be

His experience and knowledge of the world of crime

Has proven quite valuable