Analysis of Sticky handed Cop.

Doug Blair 1951 (London)



So I made the bust
Heavy dose of coke in the van.
Named a middle man.
Couldn’t get near importers.
Tried though.
Pretty good haul anyway.
Got to file the stash
With Evidence lockup.
But hey listen.
Keeping one quarter of it.
Would keep us liquid
To pump CI’s*
To cut deals for very important leads, names
For bigger arrests.
And what’s the problem
With my keeping a bit?
City has put a freeze on wages
In the detachment.
Last three years.
Who can take that shit?
Who?
I don’t think I will.
Going to the lockup.
Lord, help me with the straight face.
Take a shower right after.
Go home, cook some steaks.

* confidential informants


Scheme XAABXXXCXDXBXXXDXXXDXXCXXX X
Poetic Form
Metre 11101 10111001 10101 111010 11 101110 11101 11001 1110 1011011 11110 111 11111001011 11001 00010 111001 101101110 00010 111 11111 1 11111 10101 1111011 1010110 11111 010010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 639
Words 138
Sentences 20
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 26, 1
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 242
Words per stanza (avg) 59

About this poem

Inspired by the captivating TV series The Shield (crooked cops and their cover-ups).

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Written on February 21, 2023

Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 21, 2023

Modified by dougb.21370 on February 22, 2023

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Doug Blair

Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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