{"id":208,"date":"2012-11-02T12:36:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T17:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=208"},"modified":"2014-05-17T01:04:52","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T06:04:52","slug":"heart-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2012\/11\/02\/heart-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart-break"},"content":{"rendered":"<address><em>When it hurts so good&#8230;<\/em><\/address>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Long as I live I&#8217;ll eat and drink<\/h6>\n<h6>the sorrow of loving you<\/h6>\n<h6>nor will I surrender it, this sorrow<\/h6>\n<h6>to anyone when I am dead.<\/h6>\n<h6>Tomorrow<\/h6>\n<h6>when Resurrection comes<\/h6>\n<h6>I&#8217;ll walk forth with this raging thirst<\/h6>\n<h6>still in my head<\/h6>\n<p>-&#8216;Ayn al Qozat Hamadani<\/p>\n<p>from The Drunken Universe. \u00a0Omega Publications, 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Few capture the strange sweet pain of frustrated love like James Carr and Etta James:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t5IrhUn6OSM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtL6jRLj0hY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u9sq3ME0JHQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UdD-zac4mx8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My own humble attempts:<\/p>\n<h6><strong>J<\/strong>ust look at what happened when they split the atom<\/h6>\n<h6>You\u2019ll see what you started when you broke my heart<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>There&#8217;s naught below the sun like broken love\u2019s sad drum<\/h6>\n<h6>We all cry when she strikes, and shake when we\u2019re apart<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Lightning hides up in the clouds, and oceans flee their shores<\/h6>\n<h6>Mountains fade like shadows before hopeless lovers\u2019 sight<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>If they could break this bond between my heart and yours<\/h6>\n<h6>The world would vanish in a brilliant flash of silent light<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><strong>M<\/strong>y epitaph is on your teeth<\/h6>\n<h6>Your rose lips are my funeral wreath<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>It\u2019s beautiful to die beneath<\/h6>\n<h6>The tender blossoms of your speech<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Your hair, my prayer mat and my shroud<\/h6>\n<h6>Envelop me in your dark cloud<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>I know now why the crickets sing<\/h6>\n<h6>The music of the falling leaves<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>So let the sun abandon me<\/h6>\n<h6>Your shadow\u2019s all the light I need<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><strong>I<\/strong>t can\u2019t be helped, hearts must be broken<\/h6>\n<h6>So let yours be broken wide<\/h6>\n<h6>Open as the ocean sky<\/h6>\n<h6>From its ruins, love\u2019s bird will fly<\/h6>\n<h6>Don\u2019t let your heart get broken in<\/h6>\n<h6>By bad habits and sadness<\/h6>\n<h6>But rise above them both and try<\/h6>\n<h6>To Love, and Love without a why<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Addendum: Dinah Washington and Al Green<\/h6>\n<h6>If you&#8217;ve tasted what they&#8217;re talking about, then you know. If you don&#8217;t, then God help you&#8230;<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-w0lki7u3iQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PO6Rknx5xyI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it hurts so good&#8230; &nbsp; Long as I live I&#8217;ll eat and drink the sorrow of loving you nor will I surrender it, this sorrow to anyone when I am dead. 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