Emergency

The meaning of “emergency” Should not require discussion. Ignoring one, you’d think, would have An instant repercussion. Today, though, some “emergencies” Are not what we once thought. A hospital ER is filled With those where scrips are sought… Or diagnoses which, before, The office of a doc Would be the place where patients With a flu would likely flock. The government “emergency” Appears to me the same, A non-dire situation Called such merely to inflame. A punishment is possible For dialing 9-1-1 Reporting an “emergency” When clearly, there is none. The time has come for pols to act With conscience as their guide, Before a true emergency The people will provide.