Style: Hip Hop / Rap — storytelling, mid tempo

[Intro — spoken]

Reginald had his heart attack three hours ago...

The procedure opened the vessel...

But something was still very wrong...

[Verse 1]

Reginald had seen everything in forty years of law,

Calm in every crisis — never lost his awe,

But lying in the hospital bed — something wasn't right,

Pressure dropping — skin going cold — losing the fight.

Heart attack that morning — vessel opened up,

But the damage to the muscle — filling up the cup,

Pump was barely working — thirty percent or less,

Body shutting down in stages — trying to address.

[Pre-Chorus]

Nurse called out the numbers — pressure dropping fast,

Hands and feet were mottled — couldn't seem to last,

Urine output stopping — kidneys going down,

Reginald was slipping — best doctor in the town.

[Chorus]

Reginald is crashing — heart can't do its job,

Pump is failing — body screaming — organs on the rob,

Blood not getting through — despite the open vessel,

Reginald needs help now — life is in the wrestle.

[Verse 2]

ICU team rushed in — lines and monitors placed,

Medication through the IV — heart rate being chased,

Drug to squeeze the vessels — drug to help the pump,

Reginald was stabilizing — getting over the hump.

Mechanical support device was placed to help the heart,

Pumped the blood while the muscle — tried to do its part,

Some patients need an even stronger pump — device outside,

Reginald responded — turning with the tide.

[Bridge]

Days in the ICU — slowly getting stable,

Pressure coming up — finally more able,

Heart function improving — just a little more,

Reginald transferred to the floor — not critical anymore.

Weeks of rehabilitation — learning how to walk,

Heart still weaker than before — learning how to talk,

About what happened — what could happen next,

Reginald goes home — humbled — deeply blessed.

[Outro]

Reginald retired from the bench — completely now,

Takes five medications — morning — here's the vow,

Checks his pressure every day — logs it on the sheet,

Reginald is alive — that was no small feat.

“Reginald’s Story”