We keep consoling our heart by repeatedly telling it that they have already started on their way and are about to arrive.
This couplet tenderly captures the ache of longing and the gentle illusions we weave to keep hope alive. Sitting in solitude, the lover pacifies their restless heart by repeatedly imagining that the beloved has finally set off and is just about to arrive. It is a poignant picture of waiting, where the sweet lie of imminent arrival becomes a comforting blanket against the cold reality of separation.
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