He listened to his father’s voice echoing in his ear. Listening to the voice, he sat up in his mattress and held his breath. This means the unexpected resonance with the voice made him restless, concurrently, unfortunate. The poem is written in 1st individual, “I Provide you with an onion” https://bookmarkspecial.com/story18918051/detailed-notes-on-poem-valentine-s-day