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Danny B. Bourg is the author of "Poems of Life", a book that features over a hundred of his earliest poems. His work has appeared on Poetry.com and in a hardbound collection by multiple poets. Some of his most heartfelt work is posted on the Officer Down Memorial Page. He has written numerous songs and is awaiting the publication of four additional collections of his poems.

Quiet Tears by Danny B Bourg

"Calm my fears," to a picture she cried

"I know you're coming home, you've never lied"

How could he be so calm, framed with a stare

When her whole life, piece by piece began to tear

It was a dream away, when their life began

Hugs and kisses, a ceremony on the sand

"With this ring, I'll be here always for you"

She cried with happiness, "I do"

In their life together, sometimes hard to bear

The thought of his job, always a little scare

A police officer, most all his natural life

But she knew this, before becoming his wife

Now she sits, with his picture in her hands

With a gut feeling, grasping at the strands

"Baby please, don't slip away

"Our tenth anniversary, is coming in a day"

The phone's ring, sounded with a blast

"Sorry my dear, he tried his best but couldn't last"

A criminal's bullets, made real her worst fears
All alone, she cried her quiet tears