my heart lacks the strength to abandon you

Once again, each day, 

I travel the path of your love. 

 

Every night, without fail, 

I mourn your absence anew. 

 

My soul lacks the courage 

to love one 

such as you—

and my heart lacks the strength 

to abandon you too. 

 

[Aṭṭār {Attar} {1146-1221} 'The Soul's Dilemma, from Love’s Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi tradition]