There is no longer any possibility of madness or ecstasy in longing; come now, for no desire remains in the heart anymore.
We usually call out to our beloved at the height of frantic longing, but here lies a quiet, poignant paradox. The poet invites the beloved only after all the wild delirium and burning expectations of love have completely burned out. It is an invitation born of sheer emotional exhaustion—come now without fear, for my heart desires nothing, demands nothing, and has no hopes left to be broken.
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