"Be Near Me Now”

Be near me now,

My tormenter, my love, be near me—
At this hour when night comes down,
When, having drunk from the gash of sunset, darkness comes
With the balm of musk in its hands, its diamond lancets,
When it comes with cries of lamentation,
with laughter with songs;
Its blue-gray anklets of pain clinking with every step.
At this hour when hearts, deep in their hiding places,
Have begun to hope once more, when they start their vigil
For hands still enfolded in sleeves;
When wine being poured makes the sound
of inconsolable children

who, though you try with all your heart,
cannot be soothed.
When whatever you want to do cannot be done,
When nothing is of any use;
—At this hour when night comes down,
When night comes, dragging its long face,
dressed in mourning,
Be with me,
My tormenter, my love, be near me. 

None of us can escape being hurt by love. Human emotion comes with an inevitable cost: to discover that your feelings are not corresponded. We can’t force people to feel the way we do. Honesty is the foundation of love. Why would we want someone to pretend they care? We can only be patient and hope that one day we find a person who sees and values our true selves.
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz