Dr. Richard Battista gave his wife, Dawnell, a gift of life, <br />He gave her one his kidneys to help sustain her, <br />After all she was his wife, <br />But later, <br />She wanted a divorce from him, he felt betrayed. <br />He felt that she had strayed, <br />Out the commitment she gave to him, <br />As part of the negotiations of the dissolution of the doomed marriage, <br />He now expects a monetary compensation for his “gift”. <br />It’s now to the lawyers to sand and sift. <br />He is now asking $1.5 million dollars to be exact. <br />A bargain, Madoff would think. <br />Has society gone too far to think everything has a price? <br />Did she have an agreement with him to pay him back for this “gift”? <br />Did he ever hear of a person being charged with a frivolous lawsuit? <br />Many more questions to ask; too little time. <br />The doctor’s response through and through, <br />Was, <br />'There's no deeper pain or betrayal from somebody you loved and devoted your whole life to, ' <br /> <br />(1-8-09)<br /><br />Joe Rosochacki<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/till-death-or-transplanted-kidney-do-us-part/
