O heart, what answer are you waiting for? Just look, in the messenger's hand lie severed pieces of his own tongue.

Here, the poet addresses his naive and hopeful heart with chilling irony. While the heart yearns for a tender reply, the messenger returns not with a letter, but with the severed pieces of his own tongue placed in his hands. It is a startling, visceral image that captures the beloved's merciless cruelty and the tragic silencing of love's plea before it could even be received.