
Miles Dignum: Poetry Project
Free Verse: Stroke
The alarm wakes us up bright and early in the morning as a voice says lets get going
Along side my brother and sister we walk down the stairs
All of us thought this would just be antoher day
But little did we know this would be a day we wouldnt soon forget
We hop in the car as the engine begins to stir and off we go to early morning daycare
Our mom drops us off with a kiss goodbye as we walk inside just another day gone by
We begin to entertain ourselves with a few of the toys
when suddenly I see somtehing out of the corner of my eye
My brother was sitting on the couch as still as a mouse
But I could see fear in his eyes as he gasped for breath
I run over and yell for help as he continues to struggle for air
The teacher comes over and says its okay and sends me to class for the rest of the day
As I enter my class a tear comes to my eye as I wonder what happend as the time went by
A siren is heard in the distance as the ambulance drives off follwoed by a sheer silence
The day ends as I go to a freinds house little did I know this was my home for the next couple days
A few days later we visit the hospital and see him lying motionless in bed
As my mother and father stand close by his bed a tear in their eyes
his surgery was tomorrow thery were not sure if he would survive
The day of the surgery felt as long as a whole week but out came the doctor
The news he had made us all overjoyed my brother thomas would live a normal healthy life