They tell me  that it's Dead,

dead with a capital D

but for something that's Dead

it's certainly killing Me!

It's Dead but it's the cause,

the root of my malaise

they tell me it's deceased 

yet it's blighting all my days.

'Tis sitting there, as 'tas ever done,

twixt vertebra in my neck

'cept now it's  up and died on me

and it's causing merry Heck!

So, I need an operation,

or that is what I fear

an op or an injection

could be either, or both I fear.

Operation, needles and anesthetic 

things that we all dread

a near death experience

to remove a thing already DEAD!

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Written whilst awaiting an assessment where a Consultant will decide the best way to deal with a dry (Dead) disc in my neck. It may be he will offer a steroid injection, but it may be that he will choose to operate. I don't know yet .... but my imagination is already on Overtime!