You prepare the nest,
nature takes care of the rest.
The babies arrive
and you help them thrive.
After years of laughter and tears
you‘re forced to face your worst “fears”.
They‘re all grown up and ready,
even already going steady.
You try to back off with grace
as you help them find a place.
You can only hope that the world will treat them nice
and that they‘ll stay good and wise.
For the individual to preserve his health
it doesn’t take a whole lot of wealth.
Clean water and food is the primary act
then sewage is needed, that is a fact.
Regulations and transportation all for survival are
neccessary I guess in the near and far.
Democracy, transparency and women’s rights
tend to ignite endless fights
and all need to be lifted to new heights.
What about medical care?
Apart from the acute needs we share
again and again we seem to hear
that healthcare’s role is not too clear
and may not add years to our lives after all
so maybe we healthcare workers should shift our role
from being caught up in the system’s tangled net
to becoming political messengers that can truly get
the effect on health that suits our needs
and sow the urgent precautionary seeds
as health consequences take years to reap
and the causes tend to hide oh so deep.
So what would I do if the whole world I ruled?
(some people over less would have drooled)
Would I ban all industry and get the world clean?
There would be no pollution but economy would be lean.
What about transporting food by air
how can the pollution caused by that be fair?
Should I boost healthcare or cut it down?
Is it perhaps becoming the rich man’s clown?
Do I lengthen by days the life of the old
or vaccinate hundreds of children so their lives can unfold?
Do we continue to produce expensive drugs
and sweep the real problems under the rugs?
How come we haven’t cured the simple stuff
that affect the ones who have it rough?
Why do people still in cardboard boxes sleep
while others for mankind took a giant expensive leap?
The questions keep piling up and the more I know
sometimes the less I feel I’ve got to show.