POLICE BE

POLICE BE

police be
a reality

peace
uphold
the vanity

steamroll through
happy metaphor
such as
carnival
of Peace

cracking heads
breaking ribs
the like it when
you go
     crunchy
(much prefer
to smooth)

came in ranks
came in files
along
   the flanks

a navy blue line
many navy blue lines
that
   in storming
the stairs

fell
  out of step, became
Mongol horde
become
throwback
sheriff and
all those deputies
Bob Marley missed

rowdy, bouncy,
sad that
     there have
to be prisoners

their mission, God-given,
all about nipping whatsoever
with
  measure
of violence
in the bud