When We Two Parted Persona

“When We Two Parted” is a romantic poem about a secret love, a love that is lost. The persona is speaking of this lost love and how it has affected him. His heart, which has not let go of this love, is broken and he is dwelling on these feelings. This poem brings the reader back to a time when they have maybe won and lost at love and have felt just as this persona …

…love. It also made me remember my love’s reaction at the end. As a man, he did not want to admit that he was also at fault, so he blamed me, a woman, for the loss of his love. He was sad and bitter, just as the persona in this poem. In the end, it was my power as a woman that made him fall in love with me, no matter what the cost.