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Dealing with law enforcement, crime and the people involved.
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I once volunteered with the local police department. One of the priviledges was to ride with the officers.
These poetic observations come from those ride alongs as well as things that touch, and outrage me, in the news.
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Hippie Woman
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She wanders to her own tune.
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Mar 31st, 2006
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The Watcher
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You think you can walk away from me?
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At the Diner
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Crime doesn't take coffee breaks.
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Midnight Show
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All are flashes on the screen of the cop's jaded vision.
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Apr 30th, 2005
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Under the Gun
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A bell chimes, the door opens...
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Life's Lie
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The bliss soon fades
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Feb 23rd, 2005
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Bloodlust
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A lone figure wanders
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May 6th, 2004
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Little Girl Lost
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Come home, little girl
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Mar 14th, 2004
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Jun 22nd, 2009
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Street Woman
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Prisoner of her own mind
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Mar 8th, 2004
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Hope Dies
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Cold, unfeeling eyes
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