Coughing is the way one feels
as irritation consists in the esophagus
when one of your delectable meals
like a nice succulent piece of asparagus
gets stuck inside your pipes
like a plumber on a mission
it digs out deep and strong
to save you from ignition
by a scolding hot oolong
coughing can be used as a cover
a cloak from the prying eyes
pretending to be sick for your mother
or maybe as a disguise
to pass on something contagious
like a nasty little virus
flowing revolting bile and phlegm
but come next week its better
and its stuck with some other specimen
