Style: Hip Hop / Rap — storytelling, mid tempo

[Intro — spoken]

Simone thought she was having a heart attack...

The pain was sharp — right in the chest...

But something about it was different...

[Verse 1]

Simone loved her third graders — every single one,

Thirty-four years old — her teaching had just begun,

Virus went through her classroom in the fall — all got sick,

Simone recovered after ten days — but not quite quick.

Week after the virus — sharp pain in her chest,

Different from anything — put it to the test,

Sitting forward made it better — lying back was worse,

Deep breath hurt — so did swallowing — feeling like a curse.

[Pre-Chorus]

Husband drove her to the ER — scared of what it meant,

Doctor listened to her chest — heard a sound that sent,

Scratching — rubbing — friction — like leather on a creak,

Blood test elevated — markers at their peak.

[Chorus]

Simone's heart is wrapped in fire — lining all inflamed,

Fluid building in the sac — virus is to blame,

Sharp and positional — better when she leans,

Simone's heart is wrapped in something — more than what it seems.

[Verse 2]

Tracing showed it clearly — changes all around,

Saddle shaped and diffuse — all four walls were found,

Not like a heart attack — different pattern seen,

Inflammation of the sac around the heart — in between.

Anti-inflammatory pills — first thing on the list,

Colchicine added too — nothing should be missed,

Rest from exercise — completely — weeks to months,

No running — no heavy lifting — taking all the punts.

[Bridge]

Simone went back to teaching — but sat down more than not,

Pills twice a day — monitoring the spot,

Six weeks later — pain was gone — markers back to low,

Follow up confirmed the lining — healing — good to go.

Doctor said if it comes back — can happen once again,

More medication longer — fighting through the pain,

Rare cases build up fluid — pressing on the heart,

That's when the needle comes in — draining from the start.

[Outro]

Simone back with her third graders — markers clear and clean,

Knows the warning signs now — knows what they all mean,

If the sharp pain comes back — she knows just what to do,

Simone's heart is healed now — teaching something new.

“Simone’s Story”