Manmam Poem by Freeyad Ibrahim

by Freeyad Ibrahim

Do not sob
Do not groan
Do not sigh
in the presence of your mother,
because her pain will be greater
than yours!
merciful is your Mother.
The only creature who wastes her life
loving and serving her children
and does not ask
for anything in return
is your own Mother
A child asks his father:
"what is the meaning of a man? "
The father replied:
"He is the strong person
who is responsible for his children,
who takes care of their affairs,
and works on their comfort.
The child said:
"I want to become a man like my mother."

Freyad Hugo
(Dutch writer, novelist, translator, poet)