Standing in the cold
with those who knew you,
truly,
those I know who wear the
badge
who fight the fight you
fought
Being there for all of us
in the streets, out in the
darker places
the trying places in our
land
our city, our neighborhoods
Knowing where you fell,
how close to our home
how near we all are to chaos
how separate we let
ourselves be
when we are still so
connected
Seeing you, your flag
the fallen one
echoes of your life
Watching your comrades,
your brethren, my own
brother
the thin blue line,
stretching down the street
past the station in front of
me,
row on row of men and women
on and on they came
to pay respect, tribute,
honor
to your memory
A tribute, to stand with
each one of them
Those who risk all for us
each day, each shift,
each step on the beat,
into the breach
Dark places where
we would
not go
edited June 14, 2014
Fallen – v2
Flag Day
October 21, 2006 16:11
Fallen
funeral for Officer Michael Briggs
Manchester, NH
&
Edited October 22, 2013
A memory of another day –
v2
April 19, 2013
A memory of another day
search for second suspect
in the Boston Marathon bombing
in Watertown, MA April 19,
2013
and search for the killer
of Officer Michael Briggs,
in Manchester, NH 2006
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