SARABETH IS SCARED TO DEATH
TO HEAR WHAT THE DOCTOR WILL SAY
SHE HASN’T BEEN WELL, SINCE THE DAY THAT SHE FELL
AND THE BRUISE, IT JUST WON’T GO AWAY
SO SHE SITS AND SHE WAITS WITH HER MOTHER AND DAD
AND FLIPS THROUGH AN OLD MAGAZINE
‘TILL THE NURSE WITH THE SMILE STANDS AT THE DOOR
AND SAYS “WILL YOU PLEASE COME WITH ME?”
SARABETH IS SCARED TO DEATH
'CAUSE THE DOCTOR JUST TOLD HER THE NEWS
“BETWEEN THE RED CELLS AND WHITE, SOMETHING’S NOT RIGHT”
“BUT WE’RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOU”
“SIX CHANCES IN TEN, IT WON’T COME BACK AGAIN”
“WITH THE THERAPY WE’RE GONNA TRY”
“IT’S JUST BEEN APPROVED, IT’S THE STRONGEST THERE IS”
“AND I THINK THAT WE CAUGHT IT IN TIME”
AND SARABETH CLOSES HER EYES.
