When i failed my child

I failed my child today
When I spoke too soon, too harsh
When my arms lay by my side
And did not open wide
To gather the pain it nursed.

I failed my child today
When unthinking words I spoke
When my mind whirled round
And to mundanes was bound
So wings it spread broke.

I failed my child today
When I turned my face away
When tears I did not see
That flowed fast and free
As its sky had turned grey.