Under Cardiac Arrest
UNDER CARDIAC ARREST
He had lived a long and storied life,
he’d amassed a pile of wealth,
currently on his fourth young wife,
of course he neglected his health.
Doctors told him it was time
for them to do what Nature can’t.
Restore to him some health sublime -
they offered him a heart transplant.
He hemmed and hawed, changed his mind,
then changed it back again
He knew that he had wined and dined
more than any ten young men.
He’d had his fun, his kids were grown,
he had done all that he wanted to try.
Partied hard, his oats were sown -
maybe he was ready to die.
But life was sweet, he knew for sure
that it had to better than dying.
A new ticker would certainly ensure
that he could continue living and trying.
The doctors were ready, the nurses were kind,
his history was described on his chart,
but before they could cut he changed his mind -
you could say he had a change of heart!
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©2009 Christopher Reilley
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