Turning, the ambulance made everything swirl -<o:p></o:p>

the cars swerved and steering-wheels swung,<o:p></o:p>

people looked around, wanting to know<o:p></o:p>

thinking they wanted to know. Once it passed,<o:p></o:p>

the ambulance sped along the high street,<o:p></o:p>

normality had returned with the swoop<o:p></o:p>

of lipstick being applied and radios<o:p></o:p>

being allowed to be loud. Did they stop?<o:p></o:p>

If you think they did; that they cared,<o:p></o:p>

you weren't there: watching,<o:p></o:p>

where the ambulance turned.<o:p></o:p>

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©KEM '05