I got strong vibes of the book Love You Forever while reading this. I wonder if that’s a coincidence or not. It’s definitely been translated to Japanese. I’m not sure what cultural impact, if any, it’s had there though.
She sounds like a mother who just tragically lost her child from the way she says she wants “to hold her little shinobu one last time” even if in a dream
Time is indeed cruel.... What we want at the end is always something that time will not give. Not only give, it also wash all memory, thing, life, relationship and many thing.