If the Mountains and Seas Held Stars

“Hey, classmate, want to date? The kind where we break up as soon as we graduate.”

“Not interested.”

“Hey, classmate, want to be a couple? The kind where I’m on call twenty-four hours a day.”

“No thanks.”

“Hey, classmate, want tutoring? One-on-one.”

“Two hundred per session.”

“Hey, classmate, you’re such a diligent student. How about you study how to like me?”

“I can’t learn that.”

Youth, thank you for being a part of my life.

I hope you’ll be there in my future.

I want you by my side for the rest of my life.

Stars shine in your eyes, and mountains and seas fill my heart.