Cough Drop - Language Arts

If I could write bright songs all night like Randy Newman I would

'How are you?'

is asked and you suggest that I say that 'I'm good!'

Even if I’m really not, I’ll bite my tongue and pretend to talk

Is this how life gets blocked off, my mind interupts thoughts with a cough

Can I be your cough drop?

A scratch and sniff that you can’t smell MUNDANE is a word that you can’t spell

What’s on the agenda for this afternoon?

I’ve sat down and thought of you and you and you…

Have you been held back from nearly yelling???

Can I be your cough drop?