Hear about the fidelity of rivals from the rivals themselves, but if you want to know about my love, ask the doors and the walls of your house.

The poet draws a poignant contrast between loud, performative devotion and quiet, heartfelt love. While rivals boast of their fidelity with boastful words, true passion doesn't need self-praise to prove itself. The doors and walls—silent witnesses to the lover's solitary yearning, restless pacing, and sleepless nights—tell a far more honest and heartbreaking story.