The consciousness does not subside, but when he arrives, he does not come.

This couplet captures the agonizing paradox of intense longing. The speaker is completely undone by emotion—their senses are scattered and unstable. Yet, the very person who causes this turmoil, the beloved, is perpetually absent when they are most needed. It speaks to the frustrating, unreliable nature of love, where the promise of presence is always just out of reach.