The Blood Song
Bloody Dinner Tale: Unforgettable Lessons from a Blood Donation
Lyrics
I remember the last time I donated blood.
Recollection of the last instance of donating blood.
The nurse put a bandage on my arm and told me not to remove it for six hours.
The nurse advised keeping the bandage on for six hours after donation.
The time was five o'clock, and
Time reference: it was 5 o'clock.
At about ten to six,
Approximately 10 minutes before 6 o'clock.
I was having an early dinner with some friends
Having an early dinner with friends in a nice restaurant.
In a pretty nice restaurant.
Describing the ambiance of the restaurant.
I was embarrassed enough that I had short sleeves on;
Feeling embarrassed due to wearing short sleeves.
The bandage made me look downright silly.
Removing the bandage made the person appear foolish.
So I removed it slowly,
Slowly taking off the bandage.
Surreptitiously,
Secretively removing the bandage to avoid being noticed.
So no one would see.
Wishing to keep the act of removing the bandage hidden from others.
Suddenly,
Suddenly and unexpectedly.
A thin but powerful stream of blood started gushing out of my arm.
Bleeding heavily from the arm.
It hit a man sitting directly opposite from me,
The blood splashed onto a person sitting opposite.
Splashing off of his head and onto the floor.
Resulting in blood splashing off the person's head onto the floor.
A waiter,
A server carrying soup.
Delivering a bowl of chicken noodle soup to a nearby table,
Accident involving a server delivering soup to another table.
Slipped.
The server slipped due to the spilled soup.
The bowl went flying and landed on my head.
The bowl of soup ended up on the narrator's head.
I was completely covered with noodles and I disappeared.
The person was completely covered in noodles and disappeared from view.
Well, I learned my lesson that day.
Learning a lesson from the embarrassing incident.
And the next time I give blood,
Planning to handle future blood donations differently.
I'll wear long sleeves
Intending to wear long sleeves during the next donation.
And I'll leave the bandage on.
Commitment to keeping the bandage on next time.
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