To Wait

You’re given an appointment –
You check the time and date;
And then when you arrive, you find
You always have to wait.

But why? is what I wonder,
For experience should teach
Those who schedule appointments
When they start to overreach.

Excuses must abound, but hey –
There’s traffic everywhere;
And if there’s an emergency,
That still just isn’t fair.

I get to where I need to be
Before I’m even due,
For being late, to me,
Is something utterly taboo.

Yet all I get is extra time
Which then I have to fill.
I read or if I have the chance
To write, I surely will.

So it’s not really awful
If I’m made to sit and wait,
But why this always seems to be
Is up for some debate.