In donating blood, I rejuvenate my body
It is a win win for me and the world
Blood.
Red
Life.
This crimson ooze that drips or gushes from your veins
whether by a tiny nick or evil pierce
Is the life sustaining color of mankind
Many a strong, well biceped man
Will shy away from the mere hint of donating
even for a worthy cause
I know, I have tried, with gentle entreaty
To solicit this wonderous beautiful fluid
from their bodies, to the universe
No they say,
It is not for me
this giving of blood
Many a tender maiden, dainty nose wrinkled a little, in disgust, asks,
"Are you crazy"? they stick a needle in the arm
But, I entreat
You can save the life of a child, a woman,
a man, a stranger, or better yet
Your own life
In an emergency, it saves time, it saves
lives.
And so I tell them that, I have been
A blood donor from my twentieth year
The years have flown by, but I am
still donating, for life
It does the body a great service to
Rejuvenate and replenish and restart the heart
when it's desire is for a refreshed pint of new blood
Your heart will thank you
It will laugh, and sing
For a thing shared
is joy doubled
Many times over
Causing a chain reaction
Which pays itself forward
Holding hands
Around the world
For it now has the ability to recharge and gain new
strength
It requires but four to six weeks to
renew the body and be ready to again
donate, renew, recharge, continue the cycle
In these perilous times, the need for life blood
is akin to the need for food, clothing or shelter
We need one to balance all
For what is the purpose of mankind
If not to save each other's lives by any means necessary
Be brave and proud that you are a small, but vital
part of a solution, keeping this chain of existence
ever moving forward in love and selfless caring
This decision will, most definitely take you out of your very
safe, quiet and needle free zone of comfort, but
You will be rewarded with gifts,
Nourishing juices, energy giving chocolates, cookies, candies
and even a tee shirt or two, but most importantly,
you will be the proud owner of a brand new
shiny Donor Card, that proclaims
"I am a blood donor." I am helping to save lives, one at a time,
or many as I go, as I continue to unselfishly put others
first and foremost, while still being there for myself
should the need arise
You will tell yourself that,
Among the steps that I am taking to foster goodwill and caring
going into the new year, and the years to come
Will be adding this service of blood donation
to my 'to do' list as long as I am able to so do
For, is it not a noble thing, to care
There is now, a chronic shortage
of every type of this thing called blood
Call up the Red Cross
Google blood donation centers nearest you
There are many ways to join this club of kind
hearted souls
They will pick you up, inform you of the best way to
be availed of this purge needed to sustain another life
Each body is forty five to seventy five percent of water
Each body contains approximately SEVEN percent of body
weight of blood
Estimated by weight, size, sex, or even where you live
A person can afford to lose a certain amount
without causing harm to the body
You, the adult, has ten pints in your body
Surely you can spare one pint
every now and then
I am but a tiny cog in this great wheel
called earth
Do yourself a favor
Join me
Donate for life
N.A.
About the Creator
Novel Allen
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