RED AND BLUE

More flashing lights
Of red and blue,
Don't worry
As we'll take care of you.
Never wavering
This is what we do,
24/7
We'll see it through.
Unstinting devotion
There is a hope,
To the dying
We offer a rope.
A lack of staff
And we still cope,
Does the government care?
Nope!
Red and blue lights flashing
Day and night,
You trust in us
To aid your plight.
But, all the stress
Is it worth the fight?
No pay rise in years
That can't be right.
Sirens wailing
Red and blue flashing,
Bleep is bleeping
To theatre dashing.
Meddling managers
Our contracts they're re hashing,
Our duty of care and conscience
They keep cashing.
So, if you see the lights
Flashing blue and red,
Or when you're lay
In a hospital bed,
Think of the things
That I've just said
Without our dedicated help
You might be dead.

Phil Hall  July 2014