The 911 call brings the EMTs
They rush into battle
For the fleeting lives
Wounds, damaged organs
Even restarting hearts and lungs.
The massive attention needed
Is for the moment yet
To ambulance junkies
It is an everyday 24/7 high.
TV shows are like that.
Magic happens in 39 minutes
Credits and intros included
Gotta pay those bills.
Actors aren't cheap.
So too those who rush in
To revive the lonely
To breathe life into dying souls
Create massive energy fields
As virtue is pumped
To rekindle the faded embers
And at that moment
The one in need
Is the VIP of your whole world.
The urgent gets the headlines
Well deserved and grateful
The important though
Is often overlooked
Mundane
Boring
At least to the speculators
Those who see from the outside
Those whose perspective
Ignores the glue
That the important provides.
Being there in time of need
Bringing that word of faith
To an unstable friend
The little things few notice
Often done in secret
Without fanfare
Things that, not done, might create
The headlines the urgent
Find as their reward.
The urgent is important
Yet the need to remain
Important
Even when ignored
Is always urgent
Though we only realize
Just how much
When the one in ten
Says thanks.
