16 December - For the Children & Parents of Peshawar

The heart weeps

As if it forgot how to beat

I close my eyes and see faces

Of children in uniforms

Drenched in blood

The blood of innocence

I see that mother

Beside that coffin

I see that father

Kissing the dead hand

I see dreams shattered

I see futures

Being buried

I see my son

In those faces

And I can't hold my tears

I can't stop my heart from exploding

You who have lost your child

I know your pain

I weep with you

I grieve with you

I pray for you