A Teacher's Apology

A TEACHER'S APOLOGY I know we can talk, That despite all you'll rise; walk! This betrayal your eyes display will not shake you Nor the pain you think I caused break you I know not why you bore the scourge Why you lost your courage Once you had faith You could move mountains and swerve waters Once you believed And you stood tall refusing to waiver or despair But now you seek solace from the earth You give the moon and sun your back How I have wronged you I don't know I could apologise but no I will not say a word you won't hear I will not utter any until you are here Close to me, facing me So you can listen, so you can hear me I have begged, I have asked Still you deny me your face You sing in somber tones Your pitiful lament, this war song It paints for me your grey hues Your tormented and bleeding heart I could give you this chiffon White like mountain lilies Soft like a caress...a memory I could let you cry it all out And maybe wipe it off with this And store your pain in my armoury I want to... I want to cradle you I need to hold you tight Yet like the Egyptian Nile And the Orange River are we apart Let this be therefore my demise That I cannot heal your pain That I cannot mend your heart Or wipe your tears Because as yours weeps Mine tears apart with every drop You will shed. 20.03.17