Lines Written On The Eve Of Eid Poem by Azer Reza

Tomorrow is Eid, a day of joy and peace;
After several days of diurnal abstinence
Of food, water and sexual pleasure -
A day to rest and feast without any measure!

In a distant land am I,
And am much pretty broke,
But the expectations of my family is with me,
And I have to be where I have to be.

My son has great expectations from me,
And he promised me to bring him toys.
Oh, dear me, he has so much faith in his dad,
That his little heart would break, if I went bad.

With tears in my eyes, and profound memories
I linger in a land I can't call my own.
And the tears, I can't shed, for boys don't cry,
And I am a man, a father with children, (sigh) !

My son looks up at me with eyes full of hope,
And I can't disappoint him, for I am a father.
So do I look with eyes full of hope at my Creator,
He can't disappoint me, for He is my Maker!