Bacteria settled onto the valves of your heart
It sat there and grew over time
The textbooks tell me
It might have something to do with your dental procedure
But you sit here in front of me with your son and husband
Smiling, joking, worrying, reading, watching, living
It doesn’t really makes sense
“The bacteria may have broken off and showered into your kidneys”
“The beans?” you ask
“The beans”
