In the realm
Where shadows dance
I’ve waged internal battles
A lifetime spent
Living the warrior’s way
Shadowboxing with death
Day after day
Fear and courage
I’ve learned to embrace
Each step a decision
A battle to be won
Facing danger head-on
Till the last setting sun
Witness to strife
The rawness of pain
Searching for peace
Amidst the endless strain
A warrior armed
With compassion in tow
To mend the shattered
Where hope tends to flow
The battlefield I tread
A paradoxical plane
For death lingers close
Whispering its refrain
Through countless encounters
Both calm and intense
I faced the unknown
In every defense
In the shadows’ realm
where life can be frail
Shadowboxing with death
With a heart that won’t fail
To protect and serve
With an unwavering mind
Through fire and smoke
I sought to reclaim
Humanity’s essence
Love’s eternal flame
For the war I waged
For my soul’s discipline
A protector, a guardian, a warrior
With every single breath
In this eternal struggle
where darkness may loom
I’ll fight till my days meet their tomb
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Ayman Kafel is the founder and owner of Hybrid Wolf Blue Line Strategies, LLC. A veteran-owned training and consulting company for Law Enforcement officers and agencies. He combines his military and law enforcement experience to bring much-needed cutting-edge training to the law enforcement profession.
Ayman is not only an active police officer but also a law enforcement instructor and has taught across the East Coast of the United States. He offers a wide variety of training, such as advanced patrol tactics, mechanical breaching courses, designated marksman, and Human Performance under duress.
In addition, Ayman is an Army Combat Veteran who was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. He became a police officer in 2007 after 8 years of service in the Army
Ayman has seen the ugliness of war and evil in the world. He survived two civil wars prior to immigrating to the United States in the late eighties.
His current position is the commander of his department’s Problem-Oriented Policing Unit. He leads a team of investigators that employs unconventional methods and Special Forces philosophy in achieving specific objectives in the communities he serves. These unconventional methods range from winning hearts and minds to specific strategic law enforcement actions to arrest and prosecute those who are the root cause of various crimes.
To reach Ayman, feel free to email him at hwbluelinestrategies@gmail.com
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