THE PILLAR

Tough outside, soft within;

When there’s pain in his heart,

Not a single tear,

Even if broken inside –

Father, how are you so great?

Tagging him heartless

Is the greatest misdeed ever.

His tongue may not confess,

But the love for his children exceeds limits –

Father, how are you so great?

Perspires relentlessly

To gift an effortless living to his family;

Yet, never utters a word of agony –

Father, how are you so great?

And all the hard times,

He endures with a smiling face.

Value his grace,

Before you need to lament his vacancy –

Father, how great you are!