O traveler, you will return with many scars on your chest, so beware and do not ever go into the ruins of this city.
The poet offers a tender, cautioning word to a curious traveler wandering through life or memory. These 'ruins' are not just fallen walls—they symbolize a shattered heart, forgotten love, or a past full of tragic nostalgia. To tread into them out of mere curiosity is dangerous, because you won't leave as an untouched observer; you will carry away the heavy, enduring ache of someone else's sorrow.
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