It's True

It's True - meaning Summary

Love as Physical Pain

The poem presents love as a bodily ache: the speaker insists how costly and painful their love is. Everyday objects—the air, heart, hat, a ribbon, white cotton for handkerchiefs—become carriers of sorrow and longing. Repetition of the mournful refrain underscores the speaker’s helpless persistence and desire to relinquish some of the burden. Simple domestic imagery makes an emotional state tangible and quietly tragic.