That year, you were twenty-three

Getting up at 6 o'clock every day to squeeze the bus to work

I have to hesitate to add or not add an egg at noon

Five years later

10 o'clock every day, either at the Ritz-Carlton or the Peninsula

You staggered and lifted the quilt, your steps were weak

Others thought you were successful

In fact, you just made some trade-offs

Find a girlfriend who is over sixty years old

And your girlfriend happens to hold some IERC-M4