Lovers Express Their Feelings of Pain

As if I weren’t one day her heart

As if she never coursed like blood in my veins

My love for her was genuinely true

And in my loneliness

She was my soul companion

Yet, life is made sweet for others

While we endure separation, suffering, and distress

Be gentle with us, O Life

For lovers’ patience has a limit

My patience may soon expire

And set my heart aflame