The Broken Pieces

I sat under the grey shadow of the gloomy night Raising the closed curtain of the darkest day's flight My heart subdued the voice of my inner shrine Wiping the droplets of tears that wet my chine I sat dumb hiding my impotence under the downy pillow Unable to forget your pinched face that shot a thousand bolts into the clear billow Would you forgive me if I just said a simple sorry? Would that perturbed darkness on your mother's face bring back my glory? Who is to be cursed in the stillness of this direful dream? Who is to be put at fault amidst the leftover cherries of the melting cream? Is it the almighty for his inhuman act of snatching your ability? Or Is it me for driving you into the envelope of the shooting debility? I cannot forgive my ownself for this act of mine I'ld like to one day witness your smile enlightening the global shrine Yeah! Only that can give me peace Washing away the broken pieces of my guilt P.S. I wrote this poem as I felt broken when I couldn't convince the head of our institution from sending a child who was differently abled away from the school. He has become so close to me and he loved me so much. He was kept in the school just for one week and I used to take very good care of him. As the boy behaved differently from the rest of the children, he was sent out of the institution. I couldn't do anything about that as I was not the decision maker. I couldn't convince the management as well. No one was to be blamed there. It's the management's duty to think about the other children as well. That night I couldn't sleep and something pinched me from inside. I still am not able to forget the face of that child. He gave a deep look towards me that asked me a thousand questions for which I had no answer.