No
need to
Her left eye was tucked in a half-blink and
her speech fell between a lisp and a slur,
as though her bottom plate had slipped.
When she shakily smiled I knew to call
an ambulance, I said 'urgently' quite calmly.
I held her then and thought of childhood storms
when she would open wide the windows and rustle
the three of us into her bed, her arms hugging
us tight to her fear.
Tonight, her recovered voice is saying goodnight
to me and knowing what comes next I hold the phone
away for I know she is thanking me.
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