Cop without a Gun

EVEN THOUGH THIS POEM IS FICTIONAL, GUNS SHOULD ALWAYS BE KEPT OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

I'm like Andy Griffith, I'm a cop without a gun.

Because of an accident, I carry a weight on my shoulders that feels like a ton.

I shot my sister with what I thought was a cap gun.

But it was real and I was horrified by what I had done.

The guilt nearly destroyed me, for years I cried myself to sleep.

When I think about that horrible tragedy, I still weep.

I became a cop to try to redeem myself for the horrible thing that I did.

My parents have hated me for years because I killed their youngest kid.

I will not carry a gun because of the damage that they do.

But I'm a dedicated cop who protects everybody, including you.