Thank God Im Still Here
there was high winds blowing at the end of the day
so we had to secure the pipe so it wouldnt blow away
pulling on the comealong with all my might
i think the chain snapped cause it wasnt fixed right
... backwards i stumbled very scared
as that beam slammed in the back of my head
knowing i was a hunderd and twenty feet off the ground
i tryed to grab hold to anything around
unduncontroling flipping over the gaurd reel
thank God almighty i went through the stairwell
way up there all i could do is scream
falling fifty feet down hitting beam after beam
trying to grab on anything i can to live
hitting the first beam and breaking my ribs
then i heard this awful crack
as i flipped over and hit the next one in the middle of my back
i had that beam but lost my grip
bam! the next beam right on my hip
still very awake hoping this would come to a halt
i land face first on a steel catwalk
then i hear voices comming from way up high
yelling dont move im trying to figure out why
i hear my brotherin law sounding like he wanna cry
i look to the left and say whats that? he says your eye
as the pain hits i realize im still alive
i hear someone say i dont know how he survived
with so much time passin i began to panic
then minutes later i hear the paramedics
yellin we cant get this gurnny up those stairs
we're going to have to carrie him from way up there
four guys hoist me up thank God they were stout
because it was at that moment when i passed out
i awaken at the hospital cause the light was so bright
i see my wife cryin and screaming is he gone be alright
i try to listen with blood drizzling from my ear
the doctor tells her maam we cant do nothing for him here
as i passed out i assume they took immediate actions
from what i hear they helicoppered me all the way to jackson
i soon awake after all the sugeries and things.
doctors saying im lucky after a few broken bones &losing my kidney and spleen
i see all my family with tears in their eyes
mom thanking god i was still alive
my wife standing with a face full of cheer
also thanking god that im still here
people look at me now and say youre so lucky i think how odd
for i know i would not be here i not for God
Copyright © Robert Walker | Year Posted 2011
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