cough

[sallekhana]

i know for a fact that this headache
isn't gonna pass anytime soon.
the park is what caused
this hacking of
my throat.

all those days setting in the park
sipping on my vodka
watching the rain
wishing
it was
snow,

all those days i knew
i was just like the
rain that specked
my forehead
and tapped
my drink.

i know for a fact this headache
isn't gonna pass anytime soon.
i always seem to drink
when it gets cold,
i even smoke
more.

all those days setting in the park
smoking cigarettes wrapped
up in my jacket
hiding my
skin from
the wind,

all those days i knew
that i wasn't hiding
from the wind
but the wind
was hiding
from me.

all those days i couldn't
get you out of my head,
and now your stuck
in here like
a cough.