Because of self-obsession we remained strangers to each other; helplessness became my companion, while the mirror remained yours.

This couplet captures the quiet tragedy of two people driven apart by self-absorption. The beloved was so consumed by their own charm that only the mirror became their confidant, while the lover was left utterly stranded with their own helplessness. Bound by their own isolated worlds, they never truly saw each other, remaining strangers despite being so close.