Alexander Siow Ee Loong (Male)

IN LOVING MEMORY

Alexander Siow Ee Loong
25 Sept. 1992 - 27 March. 2007

Darling Boy Ye-Yo,
No amount of time is going to take us to completely heal,
The grief that attends the death of an offspring and sibling is crippling,
Doubts, the loss of our faith, the wanning of our spiritual vitality,
The inability to find the meaning in life since your untimely departure,
Has successfully produced Sadness and Emptiness.

Did God forget to consider that we can hurt..
Know He not that our immature coping mechanisms may be sorely undeveloped,
All kinds of everhthing the reminds us of you,
Each time we pass by your bedroom,
Where were His limitless resources...?!?

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance are the chronicle of the five stages of grief...
Yet we find ourselves stagnated at stage two with no indication of transition,
Only oppressive turnmoil surrounds us, accompanied by tears of longing...
Intense rage, fathomless anguish, pathological grieving pours forth as,
An Everday experience, with no room for judgmental platitudes,
It was absolute.

Still,
No theological understanding in the certainty of resurrection,
Is able to soften the emptiness and pain of being forced to let you go,
We love you. We miss you. 24/7.
Deeply embedded in our hearts.

Dad, Mum, Che Che.

Source: The Star (27 March. 2010, Saturday)