Grass on the Roadside

First love, first steps into the world, blind dates, and forced courtship: a beautiful girl’s messy, headstrong romance! Whew! I wanted to buy osmanthus flowers and share a drink, but in the end, it was never like those carefree days of youth… When I first heard it, I didn’t understand the poem. Hearing it again, I’d become the person in the poem… I used to think there was plenty of time, that the years ahead stretched far into the distance, but then I realized that my silly, lovely eighteenth birthday was already long ago. Time really does slip away so fast… You, me, and him, just as we were at the beginning, those innocent boys and girls! So rushed, far too rushed, we left our youth behind, entered the workplace, and started families! Could you let me be young again? Looking back slowly, that feeling of tears welling in my eyes still lingers. Treasure the present, these golden years of ours! Hold on to the present, and to the life we have ahead. Let’s cherish the passing years: this is the song of our lives! This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental!