Emergencies Poems

The Passing

The vet had been sympathetic in his demeanour
as I gently placed my beloved Shih Zhu
on the sterile stainless-steel table amongst the fumes of disinfectant.
My emotional support pet was shivering uncontrollably with fear.
It took him two days to pass away peacefully.

He was two days in passing—reluctant to give up the good fight—
brave as always when I had supported him during past emergencies.
Life is not lived in a sterile environment—perfumed with expectations—
at times my Shih Zhu had tested my love for him with his antics.
The vet had been clinically detached in his assessment as I hid my fears.

forks are multi purpose Tools

Forks can be multi-purposed.
I keep one in my purse for emergencies.
They are good to retrieve things that slide under booths in restaurants.
Helpful to dislodge cockleburs from dog's fur
Part my hair when I am waiting for a friend at Gilly’s Café.
A fork does not pull your hair as hard as a comb.

Love Diagnosis

LOVE DIAGNOSIS
She said, “911, what’s your emergency?”
I said, “My heart… it’s acting strange.”
She replied, “In what way? Fast? Uneven?”
I said, “It flutters like it’s lost its rhythm.”

“Try some water. Take a breath,” she said.
But my voice cracked, “There’s more…
It’s like butterflies are throwing a riot in my gut.”
She chuckled gently, “Ma’am… is this life-threatening?”

“I don’t know,” I said. “I feel fine but not really.
It’s like I’m glowing and drowning at the same time.”
“This doesn’t sound like a medical crisis.”
“But what if feelings can be emergencies too?”

I asked, “Is it normal to think of someone this much?
To have their voice echo in my silence?”
She asked, “Are they aware they’ve moved in?”
I sighed, “They’re innocent but guilty in my mind.”
“Shall I connect you to the courtroom instead?”

“Is that where heartbreak is prosecuted?” I asked.
She laughed, “Only if you file charges.”
“Then what should I do with all this emotion?”
“Feel it,” she said. “This is love’s symptom.”

“Oh…” I paused. “So I’m… in love?”
“Yes, and that’s the diagnosis,” she said.
“A beautiful affliction 
The kind you don’t cure, just carry.”

Hispanic Panic

When I go outside and see the homeless, I see one thing,
There are no homeless Hispanics and yet, 
There is a Hispanic Panic amongst those who are paranoid

From the abuelitas selling taquitos to artists hawking cartoon portraits, street vendors were hustling long before the pandemic. But they are being forced to adjust even more due to the downturn caused by COVID-19.

Mexican merchants are struggling to keep their
Food Truck small businesses, LA Street Vendor’s, are not pan-handlers
For goodness’ sake, buy KEEP-SAKES!

In an era where more of our workforce is in the informal economy with zero protections and safety nets for emergencies 
LA Street Vendor Campaign demonstrates how local solutions 
can scale up and reach thousands of precarious workers 
across Los Angeles and beyond.

Kaput

one eight-hundred NOTHING

          that’s the number that you call

               that charge-free line to NO ONE

      when you’ve cracked a hip or fall


should you have dire emergencies

          and need some schmuck to care

               dial six-six-eight, four-four-six-four

     it’s for sure … I WON’T be there.









Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden, April 13, 2023

When - Airy Pythons

When youre foiled first time
ply the sirens
on empathetic emergencies
your pain first dawned
like the culling of a bird

When Lions escape from their pit
wearisome statistians ponder
on the risk analysis for folk

When Pythons  spoil your sleep
Slip your dreams
in airy onion bags
lunatic like
apron strings
when things go wrong

Now Here's the Craic

Joe was waiting, a'biden his time he needed
A vegetable? well almost' He was checking out
Different kinds, a man name of 'guido calabrese'
Looked a good option? if you please '
A blue ribbon judgement, to be offered to him
To get Hunter in Yale, he would have to sin!
All evidence would be kept safe, so to say'
The right combination, then hold and sway !
When it was sorted, all said and done.
Though hunter raised hell' he was his son!
Yes he snorted and courted, disaster; angst'
Yet their master was not to be stood up against
On the horns of dilemmas, opportunitys grew'
joe had ridden so many, more than he knew.
Oh so useful to have emergencies near
You could control coerce, instilling fear!
Division was sweet.! Indeed it was key
Just hold all the cards, and he'd stay
Scott tree !



Needs just must when the devil does drive

Selfless Or Selfish

Selfless, selfish or shellfish,
Which are you?
What makes you blue?
You may laugh but not hide,
Heart motivation is where we abide
Meeting emergencies or just a mess.
God's Eternal Reward is for the selfless.
No need to be selfish, it's unlimited!
Don't even put in your bid.
Think on what Jesus would do.
Do you study Him or have a clue?
Boundless goodness in rewarding,
Bursting love and joy in all things new,
Visions of Him shining through.
So, sing for joy or at least smile,
He gives encounters with no guile.
Waste not, especially time.
Pray, love, give gracing yours and mine.

Toxic Relationships

You made my love a convenience just needing me whenever you want me
used and misused, selfishly
I knew there was something fishy 
But I didn't want to explore the fish in the sea
But now I see what you truly wanted I just refused to believe
Why do we let others continue to hurt us when we know their intention was never to heal
You got desires 
Using me like a spare tire, there's only one 
In case of emergencies 
I have an emergency but hate hospitals 
And I can't seem to figure it out myself 
What to do, what to do
Guess I'll continue to let you choose 
Because being ignored is worth less than being used 
p.s. at this stage I'm confused...

Virtuous

Now COVID is ending, there’s cause for alarm;
The last several years, they’ve made bank on the harm.
The mandates have fallen; it seems they're all shot.
But Pfizer's a virus; it's coming in hot.
Pray for new variants? Or put life on hold?
Emergencies, fear ****: these never get old.
But maybe we've learned now: you don't mask a kid.
But when this mess started, none batted a lid.
If masking is virtue, and distancing too,
Then how will you signal when Omi is through?

----------

Life Can'T Destroy Your Dreams

Life’s taken so much from you, but
it can’t destroy your dreams
Tried but was not successful, cause
you're stronger … than you seem

Never spiraled out of control
stayed incredibly strong
Made all the right decisions, 
didn’t do anything wrong

Never wallowed in depression
for years felt, come and go 
Never panicked when it was bad
you just went … with the flow

Confronting your tomorrow's those
realized extremely tough
These challenges gave to God, then
went out and did … your stuff!

You buckled down, drew close to God,
“let go and you let God”
Trusting Him has served you well, through
emergencies … you’ve trod

Life cannot destroy your dreams,
God’s filled your heart with hope,
“Eternity in Paradise”
till then ….he’ll help you cope

Mom

MOM

Mom is for helping you into your seat and helping you out of tall trees
Mom is for bumps, bruises and scratches on your knees

Mom is for cooking meatloaf, corn and mashed potatoes
Mom is for helping you with a word that nobody knows

Mom is for kittens, puppies, hermit crabs and fish
Mom is for calming you down when homework is due and it’s already ninish

Mom is for artwork, carburetors and giving hugs when you really need one
Mom is for emergencies and sewing buttons back on

Mom is for helping to make the hardest decisions
Mom is for finding peace in the most freighting conditions

Mom is for very important things, like finding a lovely wife
Mom is even more important for learning how to love one’s life

5/16/2014

T-Ran-A-Sours-Us

t-rump...reigning sourasst...
made his fortune as a stand-in...
fall-guy in wall-street emergencies...
financial vehicle bank rupture blowouts...
someone has to cart the monetary debris away...
and so profit from institutional destruction is t-rumps...
home stomping ground where he is now seeking bailout...
money for his republican party and corporate supporter investments...
now that the ruptures in those public institutions are as visible cracks...
in a wall on which t-rump is leaving demonstrator marks and is hoping will fall...


stan sand

A Maternal Smack In the Head From Heaven

i remember you as you once were
cancer is a monster that ultimately changes so many things
you lost your battle, and i miss you ever so badly
however, i felt you smack me upside my head and say 'pray for the survivors, boy!'
yes mam
what you say still goes as always
i am nobody's poet or pastor, but i will try here this once

LORD, I PRAY FOR THE SURVIVORS OF ANY TYPE OF CANCER
LORD, UPLIFT THEIR SPIRITS AND STRENGTHEN THEIR SELF ESTEEM
LORD, BLESS THEM WITH A NEW FOCUS AND A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
LORD, KEEP THEM UPLIFTED AND GIVE THEM ASSURANCE THAT HOPE IS ALIVE AND WELL
LORD, PROTECT THEM FROM OTHER STATES OF EMERGENCIES UNFAMILIAR TO THEIR EYES AND ALL OTHER EYES AS WELL
LORD, WE ALL NEED YOU ALWAYS FOREVER AND A DAY IN UNITY
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN

how was that, M.O.M.
thank you....Keep Praying For Me....I Love You Till Existence is nonexistent.....
(IN MEMORIAM)

To Nikki Giovanni

at fifteen
seeing and
listening
to you in 
Roanoke, VA
in that moment
I knew that's
what I wanted
to do and your
words elemental
thought-provoking
grounding, energizing,
and at times, 
beautifully subtle

and Ms. Giovanni,
if I were a poet
i'd be like you
vocal, strong, 
and flying on 
wings of freedom

you kidnapped me
that day at Virginia
Western Community
College to take me
on a ride of rhythm
and words -- we 
retrieve our blues
back and because
of you I will alwys
remember that
shoulders are for 
emergencies only
and will go back
to that blues that
gospel that African 
drum in heart and
spirit even while
llistening to rap
music

up up and away
to mars among 
the stars and you
shine so bright so
bold every poem
a story told

• Short Emergencies Poems
• Famous Emergencies Poems
• Best Emergencies Poems
• Read Emergencies Poems
• Long Emergencies Poems
• Emergencies Quotes