Police Poetry

Police1's poetry column highlights some of the inspirational, moving and funny poems authored by our readers. Email your original writing submission for consideration to editor@police1.com.

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Poem: The Thin Blue Line Flag
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A retired sheriff addresses what the Thin Blue Line flag means to him and so many officers who wear or have worn the badge
Poem: Christmas Duty
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"I wasn't prepared for what I was gonna see...It was eight reindeer, pulling a sleigh, on the roof and looking down at me."
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Poem: To the Peacekeepers
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An honor guard bagpiper pens a moving poem in memory of all our fallen brothers and sisters
Poem: An Angel with a Badge
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The documentary "Crisis Cops" that follows Officers Joe Smarro and Ernie Stevens prompted one viewer to put pen to paper
Poem: When a Son Honors his Dad
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An officer captures the heartbreaking moment a young son honors the memory of his fallen father
Poem: Police Man
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After 44 years on the street, a veteran officer reflects on some good memories as life as a cop for his rookie partner
Poem: Paladin
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The heart and soul of an LEO
45 years and counting: Meet the beat cop who's been patrolling the same Indianapolis streets for more than four decades
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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Jeffrey Stagg, 67, a beat cop, hostage-crisis negotiator and "Taps" bugler, began his policing career in 1977 after serving in the Air Force
Poem: Many Hats and a Heavy Crown
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An LEO writes about how officers have become all things to all people – a peace bringer, a peacemaker, a peacekeeper
‘Ultimate price’: Slain Ill. officer had written poem before her death
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Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic, a published poet, wrote about the dangers police officers face every day
Poem: I Can’t Sleep Tonight…Again
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A veteran officer recounts the memory of a call that haunts him as he tries to sleep
Poem: Tonight's Shift was Hard
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A sergeant recounts his emotions after responding to calls where he could not save a life
Poem: Tearing down the wall
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How peer support helped an officer through trying times
Poem: Christmas Call Number Three
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Sometimes returning the item stolen has more impact than capturing the thief
Poem: Heroes Without a Cape
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A police spouse asks the public to never forget the heroic acts officers perform every day
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