By Ta-Wei
Date: 31 August 1999

4-eva' Thankful

	There comes a time in one man’s life,
that he must set out to find,
	the one he’s been looking for all his life.

	My journey ended at a place,
where memories can never replace,
	the first time that I saw your face.
It’s still vivid in my mind, 
	like the stars in the sky.
Your everything a man could ever want and ask for.

	That night to me was like a dream,
full of hope and disparity.
	It fulfilled a part of me, but knew we could never be,
for you belonged to another “he”...
	So I held back everything I wanted to do,
Didn’t want to show you who,
	would do everything just for you.

	I always play back the time you first caught my glance,
on those steps, all I wished for was just one chance.
	For four years, I’ve waited, for just the right time,
to tell you how I often imagined your hand in mine.
	But I was intimidated because deep down I knew,
that I could never be good enough for you.

	
	Alas, one day, I had the courage to ask you out,
to my very first dance which I knew nothing about.
	I wanted you to be the first,
to show me how this dance thing worked.
	I admit, I was sad when you said no,
but it didn’t stop me to go.
	When I saw you that night, I wasn’t mad at all,
but unfortunately, it made me fall,
	more and more for you everyday and every night,
I felt I was going to persue you for life.
	To me, it was the challenge like a game that was long,
But, I didn’t want to be played like a pawn.

	Years pass, and I wonder if you knew,
what I really felt for you.
	It’s weird though, every time your around,
I can’t help but to look at you and smile.
	I sometimes wonder why you mean so much to me,
maybe it’s that thing they call fate, or was it destiny?

	Finally, my dream came true on Prom night,
I wanted to whisk you away for the time of your life.
	But I didn’t want you to break your promise,
with the man who you need to be totally honest.
	
	There was so many things I wanted to do,
there were a lot of things I wanted to give you,
	My heart, with it’s love, and my hands in yours.
I wanted to kiss you on the cheek when we parted at your door.
	Most of all, I wanted to thank you unconditionally,
for all the hope that you’ve given me.
	There’d nothing I want in return of this poem,
All I want is for you to know,
	all the feelings that I had hidden inside,
ever since that first time that you caught my eye.

	I know that we may never see each other again,
but I promise you that they will be a time when,
	you too, will meet someone who’s going to affect your life,
and I’m 4-eva’ thankful that you’ve effected mine....

							-- Ta-Wei    6/11/99