Now no desire can be seen in my heart anymore, as after a very long time, a longing of mine has finally been fulfilled.
There is a poignant, bittersweet paradox woven into these lines. On the surface, the lover's ultimate wish has finally been granted after an agonizing wait, leaving the heart so completely fulfilled that no other yearning remains. Yet beneath that peace lies an unspoken weariness—the longing took so long to arrive that it hollowed out the heart, exhausting its very capacity to ever desire anything again.
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