Give our Children

Nizar Qubbani once said:

Give me a daughter with your stubborn heart, or your even temper. 

Give our children your dark-bright eyes, or your enchanted smile. 

So that even when we are gone, the world will find within them all of the reasons why I loved you.

But... I don't want that. In fact I want our children to look nothing like you. For your beauty is mine, and mine alone to look at. Mine alone to get lost in, mine alone to admire. 

Give me a daughter with my eyes and my nose.

Give our children nothing but your love and support

So that when we are gone, the world would forget your face. 

So that when we are gone, the memories of your beauty will be buried with me.

So that when we are gone, no man ever, will love your face as I have.