"There is a kind of flower that blooms when love is ignorant. When the flower blooms, it is extremely charming and dissipates its fragrance. When the flower dies, it is silent and disappears into ashes. Only the fragrance lingers in the nose for a long time."
Since I can't be with you for life, let me be a flash in the pan in your life.
It is Better to Be a has-Been than a never was.