The poem expresses the pain of a lost love that continues to haunt the speaker wherever they go through memories and associations that are difficult to escape from. While the speaker is trying to move on from the relationship and find freedom, the memory of their ex-lover lingers on as a "specter" that they cannot rid themselves of from their surroundings and past experiences they now see differently. The speaker acknowledges that fully letting go and moving past the relationship will take strength and time.
The poem expresses the pain of a lost love that continues to haunt the speaker wherever they go through memories and associations that are difficult to escape from. While the speaker is trying to move on from the relationship and find freedom, the memory of their ex-lover lingers on as a "specter" that they cannot rid themselves of from their surroundings and past experiences they now see differently. The speaker acknowledges that fully letting go and moving past the relationship will take strength and time.
The poem expresses the pain of a lost love that continues to haunt the speaker wherever they go through memories and associations that are difficult to escape from. While the speaker is trying to move on from the relationship and find freedom, the memory of their ex-lover lingers on as a "specter" that they cannot rid themselves of from their surroundings and past experiences they now see differently. The speaker acknowledges that fully letting go and moving past the relationship will take strength and time.