From Healthy To Dialysis
Life was beautiful
Typical teenager
Junior year 2003
Living life’
Walking the halls
Feeling confident
One morning
Walking up the stairs
Lost my breath
Fighting for air
Went to the clinic
Test said negative
Wish it would’ve been positive
Second opinion
UTI
I would’ve accepted that
Day before thanksgiving
Wasn’t feeling thankful
My body was dying
Drowning in its toxins
I woke to a blurry worry
I could hear
But my vision vanish
I couldn’t breathe
Kept my cool
Saving my mama
Heartbreak
Went back to bed
Praying this a dream
This nightmare go away
I knew I was dying
I feared the worst
Sleeping to my death
Which was hours away
My lifeless body shutting down
Midnight follow me
Dogs sense death
She waited for me
By the bathroom
My fears came true
Sounds of the water
No flow
No drop
My world stop
Mama push me to get ready
It took me hour to dress
I had to follow everyone voice
I realize I was really blind
Mama kept asking
Look at her
Had to fight to find her
I finally did
Doctor hit me with a blow
A blow I couldn’t take
She was in tears
She couldn’t get the words out
End Stage Renal Failure
E
S
R
D
I could’ve died a thousand deaths
No words could explain my pain
How did I end up here
16 years old
Felt hopeless
Denial angry
Felt angry
Felt robbed
Robbed of my dreams
Air force
Kids
Family
Copyright © Patrice Trice Jackson | Year Posted 2016
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