I used to carry, a badge and a gun, <br />It was impressive, but not at all fun. <br />I was Police Commissioner, my cops called me 'McMillan.' <br />But nobody could see just how I was feeling. <br />It just wasn't a job, for a laid back guy, <br />Who loved to smell flowers and gaze at the sky. <br />Then one Saturday night it all came undone, <br />I threw in the towel, and said' I ain't the one.' <br />We had a call to a barroom fight, <br />Some idiot had a gun and was shooting out lights. <br />I was in the front seat, second car to arrive, <br />Cause officer Ricky, wouldn't let me drive. <br />Well it had been raining, all day and all night, <br />As we pulled into the parking lot, there was nary a light. <br />And there was no pavement, just wet soggy ground, <br />With a million mud puddles, popping up all around. <br />So I jumped out of the cruiser, into the rain, <br />Ready for anything, I'm not one to complain. <br />But when my shoes hit the water, I started to slip, <br />And off I went on my wet one way trip. <br />My badge went one way, and my gun went another, <br />I was muddy and wet, a real ugly mother. <br />But I picked myself up, and ran down the guy, <br />Then I put him in cuffs, and tried to towel dry. <br />The barmaids were staring, and I really could tell, <br />That they wanted to laugh, man I looked LIKE HELL. <br />Then officer Ricky said, 'we're done here lets go, <br />Commissioner McMillan you put on some show. <br />I said 'Ricky, That is the last show, you're getting for free, <br />I'm going to write poetry, this isn't for me.' <br /> <br />I kept my badge and gun, to this day my badge is on a portrait of John Wayne in my living room, that was painted by Boris's Contreras dad. My 357 magnum is old but still works fine. <br /> <br /> <br />2/2/12 Alton Texas<br /><br />Juan Olivarez<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/police-commissioner/
