I’m in the process of writing a sequence of poems about my heart op. Here is today’s effort.
AVR
He carried the murmur in his chest
as a boy climbing trees and football mad
as a teenage lover with his muted message
as a computer buff whose heart sang in binary
as an old man relaxing through the days
until his heart kicked off:
the murmur turned into a yell
then a scream
that took his breath away.
What you need is an aortic valve replacement
a Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Magna
the world’s most widely implanted tissue valve
built with bovine pericardial tissue
the tough tissue sac surrounding the heart of a cow.
It’s the first and only biomechanically engineered valve
designed specifically for the aortic position.
Proven exceptional durability for 20 years.
Love the contrast between the first and second stanzas. I wonder if you could lose ‘an aortic valve replacement’ in the first line of the second stanza as it comes in later?
Thanks Robbie, I agree. Here’s a modified version.
AVR
He carried the murmur in his chest
as a boy climbing trees and football mad
as a teenage lover with his unheard message
as a computer buff whose heart sang in binary
as an old man relaxing through the days
until his heart kicked off:
the murmur turned into a yell
then a scream
that took his breath away.
You need a Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Magna
the world’s most widely implanted tissue valve
built with bovine pericardial tissue
the tough sac surrounding the heart of a cow.
It’s the first and only biomechanically engineered valve
designed specifically for the aortic position.
Proven exceptional durability for 20 years.