Creative Writing Assignment
So recently in my Creative Writing class we were given the assignment to write a ballad. I didn't like it at first, becuase I'm not much of a ballad writer, but I did my best. We were supposed to write about a real and legendary event, so I decided to write about Lori giving my Dad a kidney. I mean, it is quite legendary! And it also had to rhyme. And I find rhyming poems awkward... but eh, it turned out better than I thought. :)
“Lori”
Kevin was a man with a healthy soul
A sound mind and a heart of gold
The only thing wrong was a kidney disease
One that was invasive and did as it pleased
His function was elastic,
Never went above fifteen
Yet he maintained a hopeful heart
Acted like a healthy human being
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
Praying every few hours for an angel to be found
With the donation of a kidney to keep Kevin around
His family felt hopeless
When their blood types didn’t match
Everyone wanted to help him
To throw him a rope to catch
Friends and family from near and far
Stepped up to the challenge, but weren’t up to par
Until Lori Brewer standing 6 feet tall
Came to visit and surprised them all
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
Praying every few hours for an angel to be found
With the donation of a kidney to keep Kevin around
She swore up and down that the donor’d be her
That she’d be that angel, the one with a cure
So she went through the tests with eager expectations
While Kevin waited for the results, using all his patience
She passed the first round
Than the second and third
But it wasn’t until the fourth test
When a miracle occurred
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
Praying every few hours for an angel to be found
With the donation of a kidney to keep Kevin around
She received the call on and ordinary day
Her kidney was a match; Kevin would be okay
Tears of joy erupted from his eyes
Someone finally matched, after all those tries
An angel was found in an unlikely place
A friend of his wife; yet not a familiar face
She lived in Kansas, 700 miles away
Yet she came to Indiana and saved the day
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
Praying every few hours for an angel to be found
With the donation of a kidney to keep Kevin around
A date was set and a place was found
Lori stood tall in her hospital gown
She lay on the table and showed no fear
While everyone waited for good news to hear
The surgery was long
And the pain was great
But the transplant was successful
They had defied an unhappy fate
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
Praying every few hours for an angel to be found
With the donation of a kidney to keep Kevin around
Groggily Lori opened her eyes
Not knowing who in the next bed lies
It was Kevin sleeping and recovering well
She had successfully provided the good news to tell
Kevin was cured of an invasive disease
No longer would it harm him and do as it pleased
And Lori was a hero, an example to all
And angel sent from heaven to answer a call
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
His prayers had been answered, an angel was found
Lori’s kidney was the reason Kevin was still around
“Lori”
Kevin was a man with a healthy soul
A sound mind and a heart of gold
The only thing wrong was a kidney disease
One that was invasive and did as it pleased
His function was elastic,
Never went above fifteen
Yet he maintained a hopeful heart
Acted like a healthy human being
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
Praying every few hours for an angel to be found
With the donation of a kidney to keep Kevin around
His family felt hopeless
When their blood types didn’t match
Everyone wanted to help him
To throw him a rope to catch
Friends and family from near and far
Stepped up to the challenge, but weren’t up to par
Until Lori Brewer standing 6 feet tall
Came to visit and surprised them all
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
Praying every few hours for an angel to be found
With the donation of a kidney to keep Kevin around
She swore up and down that the donor’d be her
That she’d be that angel, the one with a cure
So she went through the tests with eager expectations
While Kevin waited for the results, using all his patience
She passed the first round
Than the second and third
But it wasn’t until the fourth test
When a miracle occurred
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
Praying every few hours for an angel to be found
With the donation of a kidney to keep Kevin around
She received the call on and ordinary day
Her kidney was a match; Kevin would be okay
Tears of joy erupted from his eyes
Someone finally matched, after all those tries
An angel was found in an unlikely place
A friend of his wife; yet not a familiar face
She lived in Kansas, 700 miles away
Yet she came to Indiana and saved the day
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
Praying every few hours for an angel to be found
With the donation of a kidney to keep Kevin around
A date was set and a place was found
Lori stood tall in her hospital gown
She lay on the table and showed no fear
While everyone waited for good news to hear
The surgery was long
And the pain was great
But the transplant was successful
They had defied an unhappy fate
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
Praying every few hours for an angel to be found
With the donation of a kidney to keep Kevin around
Groggily Lori opened her eyes
Not knowing who in the next bed lies
It was Kevin sleeping and recovering well
She had successfully provided the good news to tell
Kevin was cured of an invasive disease
No longer would it harm him and do as it pleased
And Lori was a hero, an example to all
And angel sent from heaven to answer a call
The search for a donor was hard and long
Filled with pain and rejection; it was hard to stay strong
His prayers had been answered, an angel was found
Lori’s kidney was the reason Kevin was still around
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