Saeed

For one who has known

a plethora of tragedy

and suffering,

you have disguised it stoically

well behind an impressively

impenetrable mask.

A mask many desperately tried

to pierce through with all their strength,

only to find themselves

frustrated in their defeat,

with bloody hands

and rusted saws.

I have the privilege of

being

the only one who knew

how to carefully take

off your mask.

And to my pleasant surprise,

behind the marvelous,

ineradicable mask that

hundreds have dreadfully

failed to take off,

was the most remarkable,

beautiful, extraordinary

person I have ever met.

Thank you Saeed,

for allowing me to take

off your mask.

I love you habibi.

Forever and always,

it will be me and you.