I can see her crying
In my dreams
In my wakeful hours
I held her tight
Against my frail chest
She cried like an infant
Who just emerged
Through the womb of
Athena
Oh
She broke into pieces
I stole one gem
Out of one thousand pieces of her
And walked away in despair
Dec 14,2007
Dr Kamran Haider Bukhari
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/death-of-an-infant/
