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No Need

There's no need for a blue light
To weave lanes from left to right
No need for an ambulance acting bolder
To find a clear run on the hard shoulder
No need fo exploration by MRI scan
Just take a close look and do what you can.
Two paracetamol will relieve the pain
Surely caused by routine migraine.
Just close the curtains and dim the light
There's no need for it to be so bright.
There's no doubt it's trivial, possibly viral
It's going to improve, it's not going to spiral
Into unconsciousness or even a coma
There's no need for euphemism or misnomer.
None of this will leave any trace,
No thank you, no need for a neck brace.
She'll be fine in the morning, and I promise to creep
Round the house so she'll have a good sleep.
Syringe? Why? No need for lumbar puncture
We just need reassurance at this juncture.
There's no need for clipping or invasive coiling
She really wouldn't want her hair spoiling.
Just give her some tea and a round of toast
Then check on her every four hours at most.
There's no need for an appraisal from a consultant
When she's told it's a virus she'll be exultant.
There's no need for all this
No need at all
We can just turn back the clock
To before you got the call
Then there's no need for this treatment
No need at all
No need for this fright
So cancel the blue light
There' s....just... no.... Need!

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