Supersize Those Fries?
I am in the ICU,
Yesterday I had a
Triple bypass from
Which I had about
One chance in five of
Making a full recovery.
The nurse wakes me up
At 4:30 am and tells me
To dangle my feet over
The edge of the bed,
I obey and drop dead
From a massive
Cardiac arrest.
The nurse hits code blue
And gives me artificial
Resuscitation for
Almost seven minutes,
Too long a time not
To have serious damage.
Five days later they bring me
Awake to a circle of faces,
A nurse gives me
Pencil and pad asking,
“Do you know whar you urr?”
I write “I am in the damn ICU.”
Half laugh and stay as they
Have won the vegetable bet.
Two weeks later in the
Hospital my sister asks me if I
Saw a light and I reply
There was a round light
With a round face with
Pointy ears that said,
“Tha, tha, that’s all folks!”
She says that’s not funny,
I reply yes that is funny.
I died, not her.
And fully
Recovered.