The Hundred Verses of Amaru 1.152

1.152

āstāṃ viśvasanaṃ sakhīṣu viditābhiprāyasāre jane
tatrāpyarpayituṃ dṛśaṃ suracitāṃ śaknomi na vrīḍayā |
loko'pyeṣa paropahāsacaturaḥ sūkṣmeṅgitajño'pyalaṃ
mātaḥ kaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi hṛdaye jīrṇo'nurāgānalaḥ ||(63)

Let alone confiding in female confidantes: even toward one whose inner intent is fully understood,
I am unable, out of modesty, to direct a steady gaze;
moreover, these people are skilled in mocking others and quite clever in discerning subtle gestures.
Mother, to whom shall I go for refuge? The fire of passion has grown old within my heart.