An Ode (To our son & parents)

Cant believe another year has past
My baby boy he grows so fast
I remember when I held him near
Kissed away his every fear
Fear is now an unknown word
Mothers voice can be far from heard
He gallops around and runs away
Each day learning a new word to say
I'm shocked at times what he does speak
How much he develops within each week
And sometimes the way he reminds me so
Of another special man I love and know
He's just like his daddy born and bred
With a heart of kindness but the strongest head
Beautiful eyes that window his soul
The completing parts that make me whole

Our seed our baby our growing little man
He holds no boundaries he believes he can
And my child is the one in this world I most admire
Its that fearless drive which I too desire
See once upon a time that did exist
But then another priority did top my list
That priority was expressive unconditional love
When I was blessed with a child from above
Now my desires do not mean so much
As his little smile, his sweet hug or touch
My happiness means little to compare
Of the sacrifice I would make to see my son get there

He has no worries, not a single care
But the love of his mother and father being there
And just as both our parents showed us too
This precious gift my son we will pass onto to you
Best thing that our parents ever did
As we were growing up as kids
Was to give us a beautiful marriage to learn from
One based on trust, unity and a love so strong
Its with thanks to our parents we found each other
The strength of love and parenthood within one another
And we promise you habibi long as we live
We will always have this endless love to give.

*Habibi means baby in Arabic commonly used as a nickname in our household*