A Poem To My Parents

Dana Zeghib

by Dana Zeghib

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I would like to dedicate this poem and words

To my parents, who prevented my trust

From becoming a victim of someone’s Trojan Horse


I am sure that there were difficult times

When you had to drag a smile across miles of trouble

Such troubles my sister and I weren’t able to comprehend yet

Despite the challenges, there was still hope in your eyes

That there was much more to the world than just a melancholy bubble

And that life’s chances of becoming better are not just a game of roulette


To my parents, who have taught me to rise from ashes like a phoenix

Against the world’s most painful burns

Now their words can untangle the complexity of my actions like a prefix

The suffering I have gone through is now just lessons learned


I hope I can one day repay all of your continuous sacrifices

That has promised my sister and I the path to knowledge’s paradise


I wish our eyes shared the same lens

So that the beautiful greenery can never escape your views

From your wise words, my identity has stemmed

Into a garden of colors, it bloomed

© Dana Zeghib 2024-03-10

Genres
Novels & Stories, Anthologies
Moods
Hopeful, Inspiring, Lighthearted, Reflective
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