Prompt: Create an emergency preparedness plan.

Our family’s plan for fire and quake,

Is a well-oiled plan, for goodness sake!

A binder of folders, ten inches thick,

With every contingency, and every trick.

Page one: “The Alarm,” a piercing wail,

Means “Grab the kids and hit the trail!”

But which trail, you ask? A map is there,

With color-coded lines, drawn with care.

A green line for “Smoke-filled hall,”

A red one for “The house might fall.”

A purple for “A zombie horde,”

(Though that’s not likely, we’ve explored.)

The “Emergency Bag,” a monstrous sack,

Has canned goods, blankets, and a snack.

A crank-powered radio, a compass bright,

And a rubber chicken, to make it light.

So when the sirens start to scream,

Our family’s not a panicked team.

We’ll grab the binder, head for the door,

And check the index, “What’s this for?”

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