A poem on future planning by Shanghai-based writer Sirongyun
Friend, could you write up a plan?
Regarding how to put on the show, could you write a plan?
Regarding what to do when the show is done,
Could you write up a plan?
Regarding the hopeless future, could you write a plan?
Regarding the distance, June, the journey’s end,
Could you write up a plan?
Regarding your heartbeat, the moment it stops,
And what memories flash before you then,
Could you write up a plan?
Regarding bus stops, blizzards, the reaches of the tide,
Could you write up a plan?
Regarding whether to smile when meeting a stranger,
Could you write up a plan?
Regarding how to rescue a stranded soul,
Could you write up a plan?
Regarding love that does not endure,
And age’s final hours,
Could you write up a plan?
Regarding death, how to die, and what comes after,
No matter what comes, could you write up a plan?
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