That night we stood
in a long embrace
head to head
heart to heart
wordless and grieved
For a moment i thought
how wonderful it would be
if we could turn back time
eight, nine years back
To the days when our hearts knew no sorrow
and our eyes saw only the sweet of life
when we lived in the bliss of ignorance and naivety
and tickled ourselves silly with childish jokes and games
That gleeful laughter still rings faintly in my mind
with memories of pleated white skirts
and dusty classroom tables
But then i thought
sweet as that may be
we would never grow
and we would never learn so deeply
the value of life
of love
and the faithfulness of god that remains
when everything is stripped away
we would not know the hope that he brings
when our light has flickered out
or the comforting touch of his love
when the pain of loss ravages our hearts
we would never experience how he mends a broken heart
or how he lifts a spirit so crushed
i would not have seen
the strength and faith the both of you have
in times of tragedy and adversity
so as we stood there
head to head
heart to heart
wordless and grieved
i silently thanked god
because i knew in that moment of great loss
he was watching over us
he knew the condition of each of our hearts
every fear and every pain
every helplessness and yearning
he had watched us forge this friendship
at a time when we had everything
seen us walk our separate paths
as we pursued our different dreams
through it all
he was our friend, our hope,
our shelter, our refuge
our guide, our comforter
our provider
our savior
our Father
And He continues to be
regardless of our circumstance
To
you i say
your father sits by His side with his crown of victory
smiling and radiant
finally free from the wrecking pain
basking in the love of the One who died for him
And to
you i say
he is in His hands
He will provide strength for this battle
grace for the family
and love that dispels all fear
Please be strong
I'm praying for you everyday
And i'm always here
my line is open to the both of you 24-seven
I love you both so dearly
Please take good care of yourselves
Love,
Peng
on my 19th birthday @ hardrock cafe
sending pok off at the airport
