I promise.....

For you my children of Peshawar.....

I promise to remember this day,
Till the day they lift me on four shoulders and carry me away,
I promise the sight of your blood,
Will forever stay in my mind,
Forgive me for waking up,
And going about my business of living,
While your graves turn cold.
I apologize for being able to hold my children,
While your mother looks for you desperately,
Hoping that you might come home.
I don't deserve to taste the food that I swallow,
I don't deserve to behold the colours of this world.
I promise to remember,
The white shrouded bodies of all your classmates,
The bullet riddled walls of your school.
Please forgive me for breathing another day,
While your young father carries your body away.