'One Lung Dave'
‘One Lung Dave’ is what they call him,
The man whose fighting cancer.
Breathing is a challenge everyday-
We all wish there was an answer!
‘One Lung Dave’ is what he calls him,
We laugh and all poke fun
His humour is his armour…
when he can only walk but wants to run.
‘One Lung Dave’ is what the doctors call him,
He struggles to breathe everyday-
Waiting for a stent to support his heart,
When will it happen?
They can’t say.
‘One Lung Dave’ is what his friends call him,
The bionic man, he’s nothing less.
But if he could have one thing in life,
They know it would be… to easily take a breath.
‘One Lung Dave’ is what she calls him,
His wife, always at his side-
A beautiful love that cannot be broken,
An unbreakable bond that can’t be tried.
‘One Lung Dave’ is what we call him-
in banter and in jest.
But above all else
He’s our dad
He’s our hero
We love you
You’re the best.
M.C. Newberry
Mon 25th May 2020 16:14
A bitter-sweet irony in these lines...reminding us of those nicknames
we give to the afflicted...often intended as a backhanded salute to the
way afflictions are borne. The final lines make an excellent "pay-off"
to what has gone before.