Ambulance please come quick <br />We have a medical emergency <br />There is a person here quite ill <br />They need fixing with some urgency <br /> <br />What is the problem may I ask? <br />So we can send the right supplies <br />Nicotine levels are very low <br />They must be raised, or this man dies <br /> <br />Oh my God, that sounds quite serious <br />I’ll send the paramedics right away <br />Let me know if breathing stops <br />Then we may have to start to pray <br /> <br />So what drugs are you going to bring here? <br />To fix this poor person up <br />They are feeling very poorly <br />I think that they have suffered enough <br /> <br />Well actually no drugs can help this person <br />It’s hyponicotinaphobia that they’ve caught <br />Could you repeat that please <br />Did I hear it as I ought? <br /> <br />Yes, you heard correctly <br />I’ll translate to you from Greek <br />A fear of low nicotine in the blood <br />Is what’s making this person freak <br /> <br />Sure, we can elevate nic levels <br />By pumping some more in <br />But that will not remove the fear <br />So it will not be such a win <br /> <br />This hyponicotinaphobia <br />How do we remove this fear <br />By reading doggerel such as this <br />Is one way and it’s right here<br /><br />Alessandra Liverani<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hyponicotinaphobia/
