I was a policeman for a number of years

As I wanted to give something back to the community

In certain ways I did make a difference

But then the decay set in

I grew quite cynical

Which made me uncomfortable

As I enjoyed the accidents

That the bad guys suffered

We are harder than you

Do not forget that

I became very fluid in my policing

An incident stands out

I was off duty and popped down to the local supermarket

It was before I met Jenni

My mother was suffering her final illness

Obviously I was in pieces

It was as I was walking down an alley

That I noticed a bunch of teenagers tormenting a nonce

It was dressed as a woman

Normally I would have broken this up

But on that evening I was angry very angry

I watched as the kids beat the pervert

For some reason this brought me a great happiness

I was then invited to do my bit by the gang

This I did and I learned later

That I had fractured the perverts eye socket

This made me feel good

As I hated the world

Am I ashamed

No not a bit

Would I do the same thing again

Yes

During my time in the force

I also investigated love crimes

This was not my area of expertise

Sad but one cannot be good at everything

It was time to resign