A Deep, Dry Cough

They look at her.

A frail and tiny lady with ivory hair and crooked teeth.

A walking stick in her hands.

Just a deep, dry cough.

They look at her.

A sweet and gentle lady with pretty eyes and a lovely smile.

A bandage in her hands.

Just a deep, dry cough.

They look at her.

A total stranger in an alien world.

Just a deep, dry cough.

They look and they stare.

But they’ll never understand.

That the person with the deep, dry cough

Is a person just like them.