Heart Attack!

You think you're healthy and in good shape.

Cholesterol is low.

Blood pressure is not a problem.

You've got some get-up-and-go.

 

You go on a daily four-mile walk.

You eat as well as you can.

Fruits and vegetables are both

Part of your daily plan.

 

Yes, you like your sweets; you feel

Life must have some perks.

You try to balance the good with the bad

And always hope that it works.

 

Avoiding stressful debt, you live

Comfortably in the black.

And then without any warning, what happens?

You have a heart attack!

 

Life we know is full of surprises.

Expect the unexpected.

It's strange how a problem with one's heart

Could long go undetected.

 

The help from paramedics and doctors

And nurses--I can say--

Has given me a new lease on life,

For I am alive today.

 

A stent in a major artery lets

The blood flow near the heart.

I hope that no more blockages

Will show up in my chart.

 

Although our bodies are strong and resilient,

It is also said

That despite our resiliency,

We hang by the thinnest thread.

 

I hope my ticker keeps on ticking,

Displacing some of my fears;

And may the beats continue to sound

For many, many years.

-by Bob B (4-2-23)