#9/30 Cough in a house of Phlegm

A cough lives in a house
Suburban house made of marrow nailed ribs plastered with fresh flesh
The cough is wondering how to make a chest homely
He thinks to himself
how nice it would be to paint these red walls phlegm
carry out breath and replace the couch with chairs carved out of heaves
He remembers being an orphan
being oppressed
fighting for survival in the human system
He hates the whooping but loves the wheezing

There's a dusty box filled with pictures of her
and childhood friends
These pictures, black and white, sepia and color memories
are his only tresures
He wonders how sneezes is doing and if he and itch ever got past that hump
separately they were deadly but together they were impossible
he'll hang all their kodak moments togehter later
right after he dusts for cells