This poem was written in 2001 by Larry E. Peoples, a Correctional Officer Lieutenant for 21 years in the Florida Department of Corrections
We all know it can happen,
When we put our Colors on.
It only takes an instant,
Then one of us is gone.
Day to day we walk our beat,
In God we put our faith.
'Cause we're the law inside the wall,
We keep the Public safe.
You've done the job that few can do,
Your shift is at an end.
Farewell my Brother, Rest in peace,
On you we could depend.