Look at this strange plunder: whenever they wished, they first awakened the heart's entire existence and then robbed it completely.
Usually, a thief strikes in silence while you are fast asleep, but the beloved's plunder is wonderfully paradoxical. They first awaken every dormant feeling, making the heart acutely alive and aware, only to rob it of everything in broad daylight. It captures that exquisite ache of love where one's ruin is so enchanting that you can only marvel at how beautifully you were undone.
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