The Badge

[NY BLUE 86]

The Badge

I come in many sizes,
In many shapes I'm made;
I'm on a shirt or in a case,
Or by other means displayed.

I've stood for many things, you know,
Throughout my many years;
I've reflected hero's faces,
And been wet with widow's tears.

I've been scratched and sometimes tarnished,
I've been repaired along the line;
But with steadfast duty as my brush,
I have kept my honor's shine.

I tell the world of my intent,
And all who see me know,
That whoever wears me, knows the way
That their life has to go.

I'm the symbol that they call the "badge,"
I'm an emblem held in awe;
And to those who try to live by right,
I represent the law.

But no matter what I'm made of -
Be it silver, tin, or gold,
I stand for things the same today
As I did in days of old.

By: L.E. "Jack" Driscoll, Sheriff, Grayson County, Texas - May 1993



Just some poetry I found, God Bless

[rgs83]

Very nice poem...

My sister was poking fun at LE and came up with this one:

I like bacon
I like Pork
So run piggy run
Because I've got a fork!


...maybe she was talking about the swine, but I know she meant it for me :D