Nhs Glasses

That man mountain of love
My dad
Hands calloused 
Tattoo's faded with time
a joy to be with
There to wipe away my tears
to make things better 
My mothers right hand man
an empty wallet
but a heart that was full of love
i see  him sat upon a kitchen chair
plastic framed glasses  courtesy of the NHS
overalls covered in oil and mud
watching over me 
time as passed 
and so as he 
but i still remember them days
time as slowly ticked away
the days the months the years
its now me whos sat upon that chair
with an empty wallet
looking at the world through 
NHS prescription glasses.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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