Monday, 6 October 2014

It’s Eid, Mother said so

She covers her fast greying hairs
With her favorite scarf

Her body pains
Inside a beautifully tailored cotton suit

She hides her grief
Behind
Well practiced
Well-polished smile
For this Eid

She behaves like God
In her many humanly ways

She calls me
Speaks in her usual joyful tone
To reassure me
It’s Eid

And that I shouldn’t be sad

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