A Farewell

Today we bid farewell to Kok Meng's mum. (Kok Meng and Jenny are members of our Subang Jaya cell). At her funeral service today, I read out a poem that I had selected for the service which was taken from a poem delivered at the funeral service of the Queen Mother, mother to Queen Elizabeth who passed away sometime ago. It carried a lot of meaning that I thought it might be good to share it. The poem went like this:


SHE'S GONE
"You can shed tears that she is gone
Or you can smile because she has lived

You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back
Or you can open your eyes and see all she's left

Your heart can be empty because you can't see her
Or you can be full of the love you shared

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday

You can remember her and only that she's gone
Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
Or you can do what she'd wanted: smile, open your eyes, love and go on. "

I suppose this poem is just as relevant to any one of us who may have lost someone that is close and dear to us. As difficult as it is, we just need to find the strength to move on even though a little at a time because this is what those whom we love and miss would have wanted us to do.