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    A Collection of Crime Scenes
    A Collection of Crime Scenes
    A Collection of Crime Scenes
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    A Collection of Crime Scenes

    By Corbeth Dean

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    In the art world, law enforcement is often portrayed as an abusive institution. However, the writing of peace officer Corbet Dean has deeply affected many of the experts:

    "Corbet transcends stereotypes, shifts paradigms, and genuinely reaches. Him and faith, they've got the same hunger-punch."
    -Buddy Wakefield, Individual World Poetry Champion

    "Corbet Dean is an example of slam's original intention: to give a voice to people from all walks of life, and to find a choir of truth in what we all say."
    -Marc Smith, founder of the Poetry Slam

    "Very few poets have been down his road. No one else can tell his stories. Corbet has a voice that goes back in time, to those moments we avoid and forget. He goes there so we don't have to. And if you do go, he's willing to stand with you and be the light. If you don't get Corbet Dean, you're probably lost. This here is one of my favorite humans. Let him guide you."
    -Mighty Mike McGee, Individual World Poetry Champion

    A Collection of Crime Scenes provides compelling stories about love, philosophy, and law enforcement. By communicating the heart and detail of such complex issues, Corbet Dean offers an unforgettable glimpse at urban life through the eyes of a police officer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateApr 10, 2007
    ISBN9780595867561
    A Collection of Crime Scenes
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    Corbeth Dean

    Corbet Dean is an accomplished spoken-word artist who created www.corbetdean.com to help communicate his poems, recordings, videos, and art. Enjoy corbetdean.com today!

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      A Collection of Crime Scenes - Corbeth Dean

      A COLLECTION OF

      CRIME SCENES

      POETRY

      Corbet Dean

      iUniverse, Inc.

      New York Lincoln Shanghai

      A Collection of Crime Scenes

      Copyright © 2007 by Corbet Dean

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any

      means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording,

      taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written

      permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied

      in critical articles and reviews.

      iUniverse books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      iUniverse

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      www.iuniverse.com

      1-800-Authors (1-800-288-4677)Copy editing provided by Rochelle Brener and Julie Elefante.

      Author photo © 2002 by David Huang.

      Back cover photo © 2002 by David Huang.

      Front cover photo © 2003 by Corbet Dean.

      To view current registration information on this item, visit the United States

      Copyright Office at www.copyright.gov/records or call (202) 707-3000.

      For electronic communication with the author, visit www.corbetdean.com

      Those additional copyrights and acknowledgments appearing on page 69 con-

      stitute a continuation of this copyright page.

      ISBN-13: 978-0-595-42421-4 (pbk)

      ISBN-13: 978-0-595-86756-1 (ebk)

      ISBN-10: 0-595-42421-X (pbk)

      ISBN-10: 0-595-86756-1 (ebk)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Contents

      A COLLECTION OF CRIME SCENES

      LETTER MY DAD NEVER GAVE ME

      THE MEASURE OF A MAN

      GET REAL

      REMEMBER

      NIETZSCHE’S PROPHECY

      ON THE EVE

      OF MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING

      THE PERIL OF FREE WILL

      THE FACE OF FEAR

      MONUMENTS

      GUARD DOGS

      MOTHER KNOWS BEST

      THE MOURNING AFTER

      LAST CALL

      I SHOULD HAVE SAID

      LOVE TO LIVE

      I DO

      DAMAGED

      ODE TO THE UNFORTUNATE ONES

      SIRENS

      JUST ASK COREY

      HABIT OF HATE

      PEACE

      MOTIONLESS

      CAR CRASH WEATHER

      BROKEN

      GLISTENING

      HEROES

      MAYBE

      BBQ BLUES

      THE COMFORT OF A NEW COUCH

      I NOTICE THINGS

      RISE UP

      THE GOOD FIGHT

      AKNOWLEGEMENTS

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      This book is dedicated

      to those who continue to bless me above all:

      First, my sister Colette, whose kind support

      always sustains me.

      Secondly, my friend Dan, whose trusted loyalty

      never fails me.

      "I saw the angel in the marble and carved

      until I set him free."

      Michelangelo

      (1475-1564)

      A COLLECTION OF CRIME SCENES

      After working for several years as a criminal investigator,

      I understand the limitations of photography.

      For instance, a snapshot can only define for me

      the reflections that were frozen

      from one suspended second in time.

      Pictures are vulnerable.

      They are susceptible to distortion and dependant upon light

      to focus any object drenched in darkness.

      Most importantly, photographs offer me

      only a single, isolated perspective

      on any crime scene I seek to study.

      Consequently, the good investigator must always agree

      to dig deeper into the details of every picture.

      By wading through the dark waters of emotion

      and moving past the distractions of obvious images,

      each investigator understands

      truth is waiting

      in those startling, subtle accents of light and shadow

      that color the corners of every picture.

      By offering you the following stories,

      I expose you to some of my favorite photographs.

      Now you are the detective.

      Digest these details carefully.

      I’m confident the more intently you inspect them,

      the more substance you will see.

      Webster defined photography as

      "The art of producing images on sensitized surfaces

      by the action of radiant energy."

      I know of no better definition

      to describe good poetry.

      LETTER MY DAD NEVER GAVE ME

      Yes, I am a police officer,

      but I’m not going to help you become one, too.

      If you think my job is fun, son, you really need to know

      that every single cop

      becomes an asshole!

      Believe me, I didn’t start that way.

      Back on my graduation day, I raced to the academy

      to join my new, dark blue family.

      Like an infantry of wide-eyed, wannabe soldiers,

      we shaved our heads, then glared at the sun;

      like a flock of fuzzy eaglets, we were all overanxious

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