Accidents will happen,
Broken bones and such.
Check into the hospital,
Now here comes the crunch.
Emergency rooms are hectic,
Frantic with the sick.
Gallant Nurses trying to,
Heal double quick
Injuries and illness
Just wanting to be heard
Knowing there’s a wait ahead
Lining to be cured,
Many patients waiting,
No- one has a clue
Overdose or broken bone
Placed into a queue
Quoted wait times
Rarely manifest,
Such is the demand,
That these medics must face.
Under so much pressure
Very much aware,
Wheel them down the corridor,
X-rays show the bone.
Yes, it is a fracture
Zip a plaster on.
About the Creator
Phil Tennant
Londoner living in Perth WA. Divorced, two adult kids. My dog Nugget is my best mate. Always enjoyed reading & writing; hugely influenced by Stephen King's Salem's Lot. Write mainly Horror & Comedy or a combination of both.
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Comments (1)
Love the fact that you got this to rhyme. Great capturing of the hospital pressures too!