His Father Had

his father had
long died 20 years ago

and at his age now
when he coughs
at night
unable to sleep he
hears the very
kind of cough
that his father once
had

pain sometimes
has
twin sounds despite
the passage of
the years

despite the urge
to simply forget
and let things

like ships take their due
course and
sink

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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