Turning Back the Time

TURNING BACK THE TIME

If we could have but one chance
Could we would turn back the pages of time
To where we were and live it all again?
And perhaps....could it have been different?
We embrace the good and rewrite the bad?......

The time when you walked into my life
Young as we were
Life was full of hope and aspirations
Our youthful eyes met
And the rest is history.

The time when we walked down the aisle
Our families and friends beaming
Life was full of love and energy
We were ready to take on the world,
And indeed we did.

The time when we had our first born
She came to us as a bundle of joy
Life was full of joy and purpose
An awesome feeling of parenthood,
The responsibility that came with it

The time when you quit your job
You could have made your millions
Life was never happier, never more fulfilling
To exchange a lifelong career
For the rewarding role of full-time home maker

The time when I had problems at work
You were there praying
Life was a struggle but we persevered
We became better not bitter
Stronger and yet humbler

The time when you were first afflicted with illness
You remained faithful and prayerful
Life had its share of unanswered questions
But you showed that out of trials
Came forth patience and fortitude

The time when you did your treatment
Would it be different now if we had done things differently?
Life was always full of difficult decisions
We did what we could
The rest was in God's hands.

The time when we had to say good-bye
Torn between holding on and releasing you, it pained us so
Life is always full of mysteries
Yet we live it with a yielded heart
To our eternal God and Creator

Mark Teh
9 October 2010

(poem read at the Anniversary Dinner)