Trinity sophomore Trevor Kelty had a poem published in The Courier-Journal Mar. 31. On Nov. 3, 2007, Trevor and his father and sister were in an automobile accident that left his sister in a coma. The poem is about the experience. We were driving home, just on our way And in the blink of an eye, everything changed I saw bright lights, like I was under attack Then, a few seconds later, the world went black The next thing I knew, I was in a neck brace Strapped to a board, held firmly in place I looked around the best that I could do When I was told to stop, and told not to move They strapped me in and rolled me to the door I saw familiar faces and then I saw more I saw my dad and to my surprise Blood streamed like tears, running out of his eye My mother came in and sat at my side She held my hand and she started to cry I asked what was wrong, was Taylor alright She looked at me and said she was out like a light She said prior to the wreck, she hit her head She hasn’t woken up, she’s nearly dead I looked away and I started to cry I didn’t want my little sister to die Some time had passed and I got a room I asked to see my sister soon The nurse agreed and got a wheelchair My mother gladly rolled me there Her room was quiet, cold and still I started to cry against my own will She was attached to many machines and wires I walked over and I stood right beside her She looked so hurt, so fragile and weak Her whole body was still, from her head to her feet I stood there in tears until I couldn’t any more Got back in the chair and headed for the door The entire night I cried and prayed For my little sister to be saved I regretted the bad times, the times that we fought I missed the good times, I missed them a lot I wished I could help, I’d have taken her place She didn’t deserve this in this time or this place She did nothing, it should’ve been me She opened my eyes and now I can see A couple days passed and I returned home Me and my father were sadly alone My mother stayed and slept at her side Awaiting the moment she opened her eyes A month passed by, it drug on so slow Till one day it happened, my sister awoke This moment was incredible, ecstatic at that She was awake and we finally had her back Days started going faster, great improvement she made She finally got out and to rehab she stayed Within a few weeks, she was able to talk She was able to read, write, and walk A happy ending this poem has My love for her, I’ll always have Forever more, I’ll treat her right I thank God for saving her life I leave you now with some advice Show love and care to those in life Watch what’s said because I know what I say You don’t want to regret it, if something happens one day
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Trinity sophomore published in Courier-Journal
May 14, 2008
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