Longing for someone without having any hope that the respective person will appear is like owning an object that is meant to be used for a certain task but will never achieve its objective. According to Shu Ting, one's hope that they will be reunited with the person that they long for never fades away. "Waiting buds" stand as potential improvements in one's life as they exist and continue to miss another and time goes on, with the sun setting once more acting as an observer from a distant world. The only thing which is clear about "Missing You" is the two tears which emerge in the final of the poem. Still, the poet is amazed to see the unexceptional result produced by such strong feelings and imagery.

Bei Dao's poem, "The August Sleepwalker" can be linked to "Missing You" mostly because of the fact that they address the...

Both of them being poets from the "Misty" community, it is not surprising that they chose to express part of their feeling through metaphors instead of putting them directly into words.
While Shu Ting does not appear to refer to someone in particular in "Missing You," despite the fact that herself, similar to Bei Dao, was dedicated to writing poetry against the Chinese system of the era. "The August Sleepwalker" provides evidence that Bei Dao is yet another author that has chosen visual depictions as a main element in his writing. Perhaps it is because of their situation which made both authors write in a rather pessimistic manner, given the fact that they both relate to topics which involve people being doomed to failure.