Lucky???, A true poem I hope will make people think before they go out to drink. Options

[Guest_Ellen_*]

LUCKY???




“You’re lucky she is even here,”
They heard the doctor sigh.
“Did all we could…but I fear,
She very well might die.”

“Injuries were horrendous.
Her body may not cope.
The blood loss was tremendous.
I can’t give you much hope.”

“Multiple compound fractures,
And severely bruised heart;
Right lung collapsed from punctures;
Still,….THAT….is just a start….”

“Lower leg was crushed and cooked.
We’re forced to amputate.
There’s more surgeries to book,
But they will have to wait.”

“Sternum, ribs, arms, lower back…
Ankle, wrists, hands and knees…
Broken and crushed; one hip cracked.
There’s even more than these”

“Femur completely shattered,
Muscles torn and tattered.”

“Must have been quite a wreck,
She also broke her neck.”

“Drug allergies prevent us
Prescribing meds for pain.
So, we’ll keep her comatose.
That seems the most humane.”

Three weeks in intensive care,
They leaned on each other.
Uniting in fervent prayer,
“Please don’t take our mother.”

In answer to words spoken,
My spirit was sent back…
In body badly broken,
To keep their faith on track.

In a coma, you can hear
Voices and what is said;
Feel the touch of loved ones near
As they gently stroke your head.

“She’s so lucky!” voices churned,
Determined, I resolved…...
When I awoke they would learn,
There was no luck involved.

Speeding driver, drunk and high,
At the scene, he did die.

But I sit here wracked with pain,
My whole life forever changed.

Hope this poem will make you think.
When you drive, please don‘t drink.

NOTE: The pic is one I found on Photobucket and is quite similar to what my car looked like, except the rescue team had to cut through the roof of my car too to slide me out on a backboard after they were able to jack up the engine that was sitting on top of me.

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[Thoth]

Hello Ellen

Somehow I missed this post completely. I was in hospital for another bone graft at the time, please forgive me.

An outstanding account of what happened to you and very well written in verse too. Seems your injuries were worse than mine so I am humbled by the courage you have shown in surviving your ordeal and writing about it so passionately just as a true poet should.

My accident occurred on 14 Feb 2009 on a remote road 400Km from the nearest ER. I emerged with a right arm and left leg undamaged but the rest pretty smashed up. Sent home in wheelchair after 5 weeks in a coma and 56 days in intensive care. My femur still remains unhealed and the spinal nerve damage is permanent. I remember little but am haunted by dreams and flash images that persist to this day.
See;
Fickle Pain

Thoth Accident

They said I was lucky. Lucky not to have died or been paralyzed but there again luck is a double edged sword and not always a blessing.

I hope you are over the worst now, thanks for sharing this experience and hope to see some more of your work soon.

Hugz,

Wally