The person who is struck deeply by the mortal arrow of love, why would life not feel like a heavy burden to them?
Here, love is imagined not as gentle affection, but as a fatal arrow that strikes straight through the heart. Once a person is wounded so profoundly by passionate longing, the ordinary world loses its sparkle and daily existence starts feeling like an overwhelming burden. The poet gently reminds us that carrying such an intense, consuming ache makes the mere act of living feel heavy and exhausting.
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