The Line
Every step a balance
Every hour, every day a need
Towing the line without a swerve
Without satellite connections
Your life at stake
Ours positioned
On the line for you
On standby for you
On the calls we operate
On the beat to enforce
On the bell we slide
By road by air by sea
The busy wards
The under funding
The overworked
The ups the downs
The monies
Not in the wages being paid
The monies
Not in the system provider
But the love can be found
In the light they shine
And the love can be found in
The achievements around us
In line we pull aside
For them to pass
Every second counts for them
As we keep on sliding
Down the razor blade of life
And every second count for us too
If they are not on time
If they can’t make it
And the fact remains
Connections of strengths
A line of concern
From all sides

©Chovin Starr 2000