Then True Love Comes poem & lyrics

Don’t wancha callin’ me just when you are bored

Don’t wanna wake up with a stranger

‘Cos I’m not built for flings

I’m not your plaything

Don’t wancha hurtin’ me, dear

It’s not a favour

‘Cos I was built for love, no technical specs

But you are welcomed to read instructions

‘Cos you accept the love

You think you deserve

Unconscious intentions

I’m like a boom boom bang bang ba-da-ba boom

A little tete-a-tete rendezvous

It’s either hit or miss

Take a walk or a kiss

Don’t wancha hangin’ around

Making love out of bounds

Turn me upside down and shake me

Take me apart

Brave that you are

Spin my heart around your world but

Handle with care

Love, if you dare

Once before you believed in love

Candyfloss and stars

A world for us

Broken hearts never mend, I hear

So you hide away

Until one day

Qu'est-ce que c'est? 

Is it workin’ and pumpin’ up whatever you want

Hey, are you the one?

I believe what you want is love

No more hidin’ from

Your heart

Let true love come

I believe once your heart makes a dive

Gotta trust in life

C’mon

Let true love come

And then, true love comes

© 2015 Irriesse Chia. All Rights Reserved

The Making of "Then True Love Comes"

This poem, "Then True Love Comes" are the lyrics I put to a song I composed years ago. 

After going around for years asking if anyone could help me write lyrics in Chinese, I decided then that I would just write them myself in English. What the heck! The world is round. 

And now this would also serve as the title of the poetry book I am planning to publish. And while discussing about a title for the book, I told my friend, A, about an episode that happened to me the night before...

I had gone with an associate to meet other friends of his for drinks. So, while chatting and getting acquainted, talking about possible plans, the one opposite of me, someone who was interested in teaming up together for business, B, had asked to see my palm. Well, it was a joyful night, with drinks flowing and endless conversations. I did not hesitate to show my palm to him in carefree impromptuness, without expecting any thunder-or-lightning moments. 

B took a quick look at my palm and promptly declared to my associate that it was alright for him to "follow me." Wow! 

Then, he took my palm again and said this to me: "You must trust, even if trusting in that someone is risky. Then, true love comes." 

Friend A whom I told this story to, jumped at the phrase "then true love comes." He promptly told me, "this is the title of your book."

I also modified the lyrics to my song, which now bears the same title.

I remembered B had repeated it then. "You must trust, even if trusting in that someone is risky. Then, true love comes."  

At first, I questioned his words. What? Trust in someone even if it's risky to? Do you know how many heartbreaks I've had? That makes no sense. You know how fragile our hearts are. And that's even worse in business. 

But after a moment, I began to see the picture. His message meant I had to open my heart and not just close it even before I get involved. Don't just turn away. Trust. Let someone in. 

I knew I had never done that before wholeheartedly. And that meant, I had never let myself know and experience who I am wholeheartedly.

"Then True Love Comes" poetry book & song

Then True Love Comes, was a title that came unexpectedly. Someone that I was just introduced to this year looked at my palm and told me this: "You must trust in someone even though it is risky to trust in this person, then true love comes." 

That shocked me and got me realizing how my heart had been closed in fear, not only to others, but especially to myself. I am still single. And that was a gay man who took my palm.

For the past 20 years, I worked as a producer director of many entertainment and reality shows, from high-profile Wheel of Fortune to Fear Factor, to beauty pageants, talent competitions, reality shows, gameshows, dramas & tv movies in my home country. 

Last year, I struggled with a project that went through many difficulties to complete. In the process, my company lost money, which was a 6-figure amount. I found myself at one of the lowest points of my professional life, unhappy at the struggles of keeping afloat, at failing. I was lost on what to do, without any monetary support. Desperate to keep my head above water, I drummed more spiritual messages into me night and day. I was afraid to sink again. 

It was during these times, that I came clean with the way I truly felt about myself, about the dreams I had hidden away in the name of making a living while rising up in my profession.

I wanted to rebrand myself -- spiritually, mentally, emotionally. I wanted to feel like a new person, one that was not afraid anymore. I entertained the idea of stepping out into another world -- the world where I was no longer spending days and nights managing a company. I had "discovered" and given first-time opportunities for many young talent on screen who have now become celebrities in our country. But now, I was going to do the unexpected -- and that was to be the star of my own life. 

My Project

I wrote my first poem reluctantly when I was an undergraduate at Western Michigan University, in a writing class where I thought was my first step to being a great novelist. Instead, Prof made us write poems every week and read them aloud (aghast) and then gave me A's, which surprised an Asian girl like me who was afraid that my English was not even on par with the American students. 

At the end of last year, I started editing old poems and writing new ones. For more than 10 years, I had the crazy idea of publishing a book of my poetry, but I was afraid of too many things. This time, the situation is different. The urge is strong. Deep down, I knew it had to be more than just poetry. It had to send a message of inspiration to the world. Same goes for my songs. 

I dusted out the list of music that I had composed more than 10 years ago, selected one and handed it to Hanz, a young music arranger that I had worked with on my production. 

Publishing the book and songs I composed are the steps I am taking to recreate the new me. It is fulfilling the desires I have hidden away for so long -- that is to write books and record songs. I even called myself a closet poet. Heck, no, I am not a closet poet. My closet hides not a poet, not a skeleton, but a live human -- me. And I am coming out of the closet. I am not just going to publish any book or song and leave it at that. I am finding courage to step out of the shadows of insignificance to  go out to share with others my message of "self love" -- through speaking engagements, book promotion or workshops together with friends who are professional performance trainers and life coaches. 

The Concept

"Then True Love Comes" was the name I decided upon for the book. It reflects the perfect and warm end to a movie -- if our life were a movie, how will it end? As a Producer & Director who intends to make feature films, I had an epiphany to present this poetry book as examples and scenes from my life of:

1. how we are the hero or heroine of our own movie

2. responding to your calling

3. the adventure that beckons and the roadblocks that you face

4. then finally, overcome defeat and return with the elixir

It will be truly unique in concept. Instead of another "How To" self-help book, each poem is a scene from my life which you can relate to as a scene in the journey of the heroine throughout the movie. Then, be inspired to ask yourself, what kind of ending do I want for the movie of my life? 

The Impact

True love, as I have found, cannot be found except within our most open and honest self. Self love equals to our perception of self worth, which in turn leads to the way we lead our lives. 

These poems are the honest scenes of my life. If you are not living the life that you want, or achieving your deepest desires, then look within yourself and find the love you have been missing. 

This is the universal truth that I want to share -- through this book, through my songs, through my speaking engagements. By contributing, I will not only send you my creative works, you will also be a part of the coming shift that will affect many people's thinking, from despair to self belief, from darkness to light.  

What We Need & What You Get

I need a minimum of USD5,000 to get the book illustrated, book layout and printing the minimum of 1000 copies. I intend to get them printed and available by December 2015.

Your Unique Perks for supporting Then True Love Comes: 

A. $25 

• 1 digital copy of the book "Then True Love Comes"
• 1 digital copy of the song "Then True Love Comes"
• I will write a special poem for you with your name as the title. E.g. Lisa, Jack
• These will be emailed to you 

B. $50 

• 1 digital copy of the book "Then True Love Comes"
• 1 digital copy of the song "Then True Love Comes"
• 1 printed copy of the book "Then True Love Comes"
• I will write a special poem for you with your name as the title. E.g. Lisa, Jack
• These will emailed to you

C. $100 

• 1 digital copy of the book "Then True Love Comes"
• 1 digital copy of the song "Then True Love Comes"
• 2 printed copies of the book "Then True Love Comes" including international shipping charges
• I will write you 2 special poems with your names as the title. E.g. Lisa, Jack
• Other than the printed book, the rest will be emailed to you

D. $500 

• 1 digital copy of the book "Then True Love Comes"
• 1 digital copy of the song "Then True Love Comes"
• 4 printed copies of the book "Then True Love Comes" including international shipping charges
• 1 specially curated Asian gift package valued at minimum USD80, and will include international shipping charges
• I will write 2 special poems with your names as the title. E.g. Lisa, Jack, which will be printed on specially illustrated digital artwork.
• I will write you one new poem for the next 6 months
• Other than the printed book and gift package , the rest will be emailed to you

Risks & Challenges

• In Malaysia, book publishers are not open to publishing poetry as the population is not considered one that reads much, least of all English poetry. 
• But this book has to be printed to be given away or sold through speaking engagements. 
• I will also approach the local bookstores to distribute them.
• There is also a community of poetry and English readers which I can engage with through poetry open mic nights. 
• I can also ship them overseas if there is demand. I will also make them available online for international readers, and I am doing all of this by myself.

Other Ways You Can Help

With this start, I intend to continue to write, in other forms, fiction and non-fiction. I know my legacy is to inspire people, of self love, self development, and self worth. My email is irriessechia@gmail.com. Feel free to contact me.