A Change Of Heart Poem by Wei Chao

He's the youngest child,
Baby of the family,
Born when his mum's in late forties.

Right after he's born,
Rapid wealth growth begins,
His mum believes 'he brings fortunes.'

He's a good looking boy,
Also a smart student,
He's simply mum's favourite son.

Growing up, he's pampered,
Whole family let him,
Everything he needs is fulfilled.

He's good at socializing,
His pocket is always stuffed,
Generous, surrounded by friends.

There comes school's beauty queen,
They're just only fifteen,
They fall in love, they're proud couple.

Families approve them,
They're always together,
For on and off school activities.

She's his first love,
He dearly loves her,
He dreams of building family with her.

Father's wealth grows,
Boyfriend of glamour girl,
He's happy, having a good life.

Siblings studied abroad,
He too is determined,
They both graduated high school.

Being as overseas student,
He struggles to settle down,
He's fully occupied, hardly surviving.

Her hair style, make up,
Dresses... she's fashionable,
Photogenic, young, and beautiful.

At her local college,
Her popularity grows,
She starts to act for MTVs.

She enjoys being focused,
The center of attention,
She's decided to pursue acting career.

She's fully occupied
With dancing, acting classes,
They lose out attention to each other.

She's good at partnered dancing,
She's naturally talented,
She needs a dance partner... she finds one.

The guy is handsome,
Young with athletic build,
Zie too wants an acting career.

Yearly dance competitions,
Popularly watched TV show,
They spend long hours practising daily.

It takes many rounds of
Different partnered dancing
With sensual tango being finale.

They progress to finale.
Fears of intimacy subside,
They start to appreciate each other.

Telepathic connection, trust,
And hard works have paid off,
Inspire by fans... they win finale.

Their popularity hikes,
Appear on TV shows,
Their reliance on each other grows.

Late on full moon evening,
They work on new moves,
The urge kicks in... She's lost virginity.

She's in dilemma,
Boyfriend's studying abroad,
She's decided to jilt him off.

Heartbroken, he flies home,
She refuses to see him,
A change of heart... he is shocked.

He's badly hurt and lost.
Family and friends sooth him,
'She's not for you … easy, boyfriend girl.'

His first bad experience,
Being dumped, ditched … he's lost face,
He needs time... he's lost two semesters.

Back on the campus,
A changed man works hard,
He's focus … He starts getting straight A's.

He doesn't go home for years,
He earns his Ph. D.,
He starts to work as a lecturer.

His ex-girlfriend is married
To a rich movie producer.
She's famous … the best-paid actress.

Parents visit him yearly.
He's now an academician,
Still single, a neutralized citizen.

He misses everyone,
Tough to forsake native land,
A change of heart is the toughest.