just a head cold

it's just a head cold
you say, shaking your head,
bending over
to cough out a lung.
i'm fine. I have some lemon
and tea, cinnamon toast
i'm going to make later.
I just need to mop
up this blood
and crawl over to
the bed to get back in
for a few minutes.
no need to worry.
really, i'm fine. I've
been worse than this.
if I pass out for a while,
don't panic,
it happens all the time,
just clear my
mouth with a spoon,
and prop my feet up.
just in case I don't
wake up, there's
a will I drew up last
night and signed.
it's in the top drawer
next to a bottle
of boones farm apple wine.
I left you the dog.
I know how much you love
him, he's in the yard,
outside.