The next day...
I'm lying in the hospital bed, staring in shock at the bandaged stump
In a daze at the day of my accident, caused by a minor speed bump
But the car seemed to think differently, as it careened into the trees
Airbags exploding like fireworks, the collision scraping my mother's knees
But in the back seat, life is different, and it seemed Ford has made a mistake
Crash causing my arm to break, only because she forgot the brakes
And the seatbelt, my own guardian failed me, snapped like a twig
And my arm caught in the door... the DOOR!... I'm not sure how I'll live
Why do I have to be hurt like this? Why can't bad things come to a bad man?
Why do I have to write this journal entry with my non-dominant hand?
Why do I... losing my train of thought, all I can focus on is the game
Watching it played right in front of me, knowing life will never be the same
My scholarship useless, my ticket to "the good life" having been snatched away
I've come to realize it was all a lie, dreaming of being the Jordan of my day
Forget my girl, my family, without my left hand, nothing is right
'Cuz no one takes their gifts for granted, until that gift is out of sight
No one understands my plight, no one can really conceive my struggle
My body lost one left hand in the crash... and my spirit felt it double
Thinking how everything was fine up 'til then, how this could come to be
And then reality hits me on my diagnostic: ICU Patient - Registered as Amputee
The day before...
The trees pass us by in a blur, as I sit at the car window, watching
Coming up on the road on the way to my game, reviewing my shot blocking
Two more games and we're in the season! I'm confident we will win
Seeing my beautiful spot shot soaring through the air, watching it spin
Marvin Gaye on the radio, my mother singing the words out of tune
Looking up at the 5:00 azure sky, taking in the beauty of the quarter moon
Then all of a sudden, a bump, car spinning out of control, smacks into a redwood
The world rocks, my arm locked in the crushed door, head hitting the hood
I wake up suddenly, and pain explodes, wondering what the crash did to me
Yelling out loud, tears streaming, I look over to the left...
And the rest is history.