And When Did You Last See Your Father? Page #6

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You too, Dad.

Dad.

When did you last

see your father?

Was it when they burnt the coffin?

Put the lid on it?

When he exhaled his last breath?

When he sat up

and said something?

When he last recognized you?

When he last smiled?

When did you last see your father?

The last time he was healthy, active?

The last time you had

an argument about something?

Dear old Dad.

Want to keep this,

in case it comes in useful?

No.

- Yes, I can.

- No, you can't.

Dad would have done, you know?

Those weeks

we tried to say goodbye

were like a series of depletions.

Each day I thought, "He can't get

less like himself than this. "

Yet each day he did.

So I've been trying to recall

the last time I actually saw him.

The last time he was unmistakably there,

in the fullness of being...

... him.

- What are you doing?

- I'm doing it as fast as I can.

- You using a Phillips screwdriver?

- No.

- No wonder you can't do it.

- I can do it.

- Doesn't look like it.

- Dad.

- Are you sure it's gonna hold?

- Absolutely.

Right, let's see.

Ready to let go?

Absolutely.

Gently does it.

- There.

- Told you, didn't I?

Moment of truth.

Let there be light.

Right. What's next then?

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