Blood Quote by Faiz Ahmad Faiz
““Before you came, things were as they should be: the sky was the dead-end of sight, the road was just a road, wine merely wine. Now everything is like my heart, a color at the edge of blood: the grey of your absence, the color of poison, of thorns, the gold when we meet, the season ablaze, the yellow of autumn, the red of flowers, of flames, and the black when you cover the earth with the coal of dead fires. And the sky, the road, the glass of wine? The sky is a shirt wet with tears, the road a vein about to break, and the glass of wine a mirror in which the sky, the road, the world keep changing. Don’t leave now that you’re here— Stay. So the world may become like itself again: so the sky may be the sky, the road a road, and the glass of wine not a mirror, just a glass of wine.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: Unnamed collection, 1970s
Love transforms ordinary reality into vivid, emotional colors, blurring perception.
In simple terms: Love changes everything.
Key Takeaway
Embrace love’s intensity.
Themes
love
perception
transformation
Mood
poetic
intense
Type
emotional
reflective
When to use this quote
- relationships
- artistic expression
- personal growth
Key Concepts
romantic idealism
emotional intensity
Questions to Reflect On
- How does love alter your view of the world?
- Can love be both beautiful and painful?
A Different Perspective
Love may also cause pain.
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