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I lie in bed and wheeze and hack,
I cough and can’t help but think back
To the times before I’ve played this part,
When my aching throat and lungs start
To fight against me, to shake so violently
That I can no longer sit silently
As it takes mere seconds for the cough to return
For my body to shake and my throat to burn
For years now this has happened on and off,
I’m lucky to make 6 months without the cough.
Its cause a mix of things, I’m sure, but what?
My asthma, a cold, a still smoldering cigarette butt
From a stranger I stood next to at the bus stop
Not knowing it would lead to another bag of cough drops
And side glances from strangers for weeks on end
blended with a dose of concern from friends
As I fall behind in school again and mentally crack
Because I lie stuck in bed and wheeze and hack
I’d love to be healthy, to run and to play
Without disease getting in the way.
But longing for lungs helps me none
And so I try to have my fun
In a way where I won’t bother or disrupt
As for the coming days, my throat erupts.
~Guy Melletto
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