Mama Et Papa Poem by Sentamu Aziz

MAMA ET PAPA

Thanks for the dream
That so many shun
The calling of all times
Of being Parents
Lovely ones above all
That I always smile
At the thought of you
My dear lovely parents

With your arms so open
I came into this world
All thanks to God
That I didn't have to pray
For your love for me
That each inch of my life
Meets smiles from you
Not for worldly profits
But parental Satisfaction

Dirty and sick
You washed me healthy
Times of desert poverty
An oasis you were
That all seemed fine
You made my dreams real
Cheering like you knew
All would come true
That you made school an assurance

Life holds so much
For me you hold most of it
For without you two
What would I see
Hear feel or taste
Been not for your dream
That my birth would yield
That pride you hold today
That lives in wishes of many
Who seized being like you
The wonder of all life
My parents I mean.