The Poem and My Sister's Keeper

Not Waving But Drowning
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he’s dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.
Oh no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.

This poem "Not waving but drowning" connects to the poem how the man is calling for help but its too late for anyone to hear his call. "And now he's dead" and nobody can help him anymore. All he wanted was somebody to talk to, someone to be there for him when he needed anyone. But before he could reach out to whoever; he was "Not waving but drowning" it was too late for somebody to help him. With this statement, it describes how Anna from the novel "My sister's Keeper" doesn't realize what her mom is doing to her body until now. The decision that she has made now, is going to change the families lives forever. From when she could remember, her parents have taken several trip to the hospital to save Kate's' life. Never have her parents asked Anna if she wanted to undergo the countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has been with her since childhood. Kate has always been the first in the family, Anna always the last. Anna wants to be heard and loved for who she is, not what kind of blood type she is. She finally takes action and takes the matter to a lawyer. With that matter, she can finally say what she has always wanted to; even though this may cause fatal consequences for the sister she loves.