Specifically, the poem speaks of the poetess having a deep and passionate love for a man, but they are separated in circumstances that feel like a nightmare due to society and the restrictions and responsibilities put upon her by being married to another person.
She tries to escape her loneliness and emptiness through words and writing, attempting to express her deepest emotions and share them with the world. However, she finds that words alone are an inadequate comfort and cannot truly capture the depth of her pain.