Emergency Room Blues

Damaged people land in here,
But the staff, they have no fear,
Patients shouting and complaining
While the nurses are explaining,
Doctors running everywhere,
Cut appendixes and hair,
Bleary-eyed from endless hours,
Unwashed patients without showers,
Ulcer cases want a steak,
Diabetics want a cake,
Octogenerians who appeal
To the nurses for a feel,
Addicts out for drugs to steal,
Stick those needles, give them pills,
God, this place gives me the chills...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2007 Alfred Charasz