“Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, ‘Sure, every time.'”
-Mickey Mantle
There’s a magical place where all cops go…
They sit in their squeaky chairs jovially bantering to-and-fro
They talk about the past, smile & trash talk the front row
There’s a magical place where all cops go…
They unify in that special copper synchronized flow
They share retirement plans to off set the lows
There’s a magical place where all cops go…
They school the young ones on the art of moving slow
They congregate with their sidearms on hips and that cup-of-Joe
There’s a magical place where all cops go…
They all shine with an aura, a Blue angelic glow
They debrief with no regrets as they carry on with the show
And just so you know…
There’s a magical place where all cops go…
-Tom Ludlow
Dedicated to Retired LAPD Sgt Pete Llanes. Laid to rest on Wednesday September 16th 2020. Rest well sir, until we meet again at Heaven’s Roll call.