Hack Hack Hack

It began as just a runny nose
And a tickle in my throat
So I slipped a pack of tissues
Into the pocket of my coat

The annual crappy cold
It strikes me every year
There's no way to avoid it
Just suffer while it's here

Next day it's gotten worse
My head is all stuffed up
I'm drinking lots of fluids
From my favorite sicky cup

My chest is all congested
And I can barely breathe
My tummy feels funny too
I think I'm gonna heave

I don't remember feeling this way
Back when I was young
The coughing and the wheezing
Like I'm hacking up a lung

How can we put men on the moon
Send spaceships to visit Mars
But no cure for the common cold
Dear Lord now I'm seeing stars

I'm going back to bed now
The meds are finally kicking in
It's me against the virus
A battle man has yet to win