Thursday, September 19, 2019

Wile E. Coyote Speaks

May an emergency be a plumb criticality?
Do I have to do something about it right now?
Does my poor planning constitute an emergency for me?
The emergent fact might be my own fatality.
Better sound the alarm, and how!—
emergency become plumb criticality,
no longer hypothetical—
atoms about to blow!
Does my poor planning constitute an emergency for me?
Well, I’m basking in prosperity.
I make as much dough as the law allows.
This big show of criticality
is a totally inconvenient reality
(to quote Al Gore). I want to dream my sweet dreams
in peace, instead of planning for an emergency.
OK, to finally see
if there’s really something to worry about, I’ll consult the Dow.
The emergency’s not an immediate criticality.
My poor planning will nuke the emergency.