Casualty

Saw a little boy today And he was bleeding

From his nose needing those who could Save him

To keep him from his grave but they

Were so far it was not as far as he could take it

So he could never make it and they

Said to his crying mother and his elder brother

Where is your father all the while the mother

Was wailing my child is failing and you

Are the one to save him and the brother

Grown up and responsible said to them

Is it possible that you could wait

My late father left me the burden

Tell me what has happened

The brother said come on mom outside

Let the doctors work inside and i will be

By both your sides

All this time the doctors were sucking the

Blood out of his tubes to place a tube

To aid his breathing but they were despairing

And they said call the time

Probably aspiration of the blood

We’ll need to confirm on post mortem

To him come outside again now give

Your name address and information

To the waiting police at the station and

Tell your mother not now but later

For it is you now who will cater

Not just to this formality but be the

Only source of some normality .