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?
Chinese poet Sirongyun
Sirongyun 丝绒陨
Born in 1985, Sirongyun is a poet and photographer based in Shanghai. In 2017, an audio recording of his poem, “Young People, Please Bear with It (《年轻人，请忍受一下》),” struck a chord with netizens, and was heard over 100,000 times over a short period of time online. In 2018, he published a poetry collection under the same title. Sirongyun has also self-published three other poetry collections since 2012. He is currently working on a new poetry anthology that will come out in 2022.
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