by Novid Shaid, 2011
For Our Fathers
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Like a roof, giving shelter from the cold,
Like foundations, shouldering the weight of his household,
Like a candle, lighting up his family’s world,
Like cement, binding us together with a firm hold,
is our father
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By Novid Shaid, 2011
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Once there lived a lover from Baghdad
Who loved God so much it nearly turned him mad
If he did not settle his nerves quite soon
He would disintegrate into a fiery pool.
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By Novid Shaid, 1997
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Oh my days! Who’s coming up the road?
It’s those maulvi men with beards and maulvi hats!
If we don’t scarper now, we won’t escape their hold,
They’ll take us down the masjid and the mats!
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