"A Cough"

"A Cough"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I

I never thought that a cough

Could reveal so much of a person

Someone who is consumed by fears 

And then abandons all reason.

II

Dirty , unclean , not worthy

All ringing in their heads

You deserve it,damned and filthy

From their waking to their beds

III

Why is it that their humanity dies?

Is it something innate in them?

Self preservation at this price?

Closing their eyes as others die

Optum Bldg. N , Quezon City. February 04 , 2020 3:54am