Were it discovered incidence of care withdrawal
Had increased fourfold, in twelve months, just for one
Group of patients, say, religious, be it racial,
I’m sure we’d all expect something was done

Not for the old, not even when the issue’s pinned down
To a single hospital ward, that’s out of sync
With events in any other city, town
Or region throughout the country; wouldn’t you think

Someone, somewhere, would be clamouring to investigate?
But my MP’s twice now refused even to handle
My concerns about our Trust, and so it still remains to date
A disregarded, hidden, ignored, potential scandal

The old, disposed of fourfold
More frequently (same number of admissions)
Than the year before? Could this have been foretold?
No, of course not, it defies the statisticians!