by Donna Carroll Batton

Created on: August 28, 2011

One Life Ends, One Life Begins

In our little, pop-up camper

Your arm thrown over me

all quiet except for the sound of crickets

Earlier that day, a heart biopsy and echo

everything looking good so far

You sleep, knowing the biopsy is over once again

I lie awake, listening

Then, the faint sound of a helicopter in the distance

The sound growing louder as it approaches the hospital

Is it another organ being transported?

Another life to be saved

Another life lost

A life ended, another saved

The night sounds of a transplant facility

I press your arm, giving silent thanks

One Life Ends, One Life Begins

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