In which the silence was broken.

The heat. The thirst. The fatigue. The tension & the silent, seething rage. Words best left unsaid for fear of rendering the sacrifices made null & void. The pleas for mercy & grace from the unseen Force whose presence is all too real.

And finally, I can break the silence; not with clenched fists, grinding teeth or body bent out of shape in fits of catharsis ... but with a simple greeting of "Peace".

Ooh sparklers sparkling sparkly!

Eid mubarak. Eid feliz. Lykkelig Eid. Eid heureux. Selamat hari raya. 

In whichever language you say it.