The overall message the author is trying to capture in his poem is to show the love between two lovers and the pain that can be caused by separation. In the beginning of the poem the poet explains how everything he senses reminds him of the one he loves. He expresses this by saying “everything carries me to you”. He then describes that if his lover doesn't love him the way he loves her so deeply and passionately that he will forget about her and move on. He says “I shall stop loving you” also says “If suddenly you forget me do not look for me for i shall have already forgotten you”. He says that if she decides to leave him he would have “To seek another land” because the pain would be to painful for him to handle. The poet ends the poem saying
