In Memoriam

A friend of mine is dying, and there’s nothing I can do.

A friend of mine is dying and I’ve no one to talk to.

And it’s no act of God, no last applause, no ‘it’s just bad luck.’

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Because the sad refrain, in light of day; the doctors don’t give a fuck.

A man too weak to stand, from blood loss and malnutrition.

Not an emergency said the emergency department.

He’ll just overtax the system.

They did not give him blood nor food; they ran only one test.

Then the smiling man with the stethoscope – he sent him to his death.

There is but one conclusion, and the last line shall depress.

A thing of beauty now is gone.

Rest in peace the NHS.