Woelfersheim writes about missing someone who has died, and about the comfort of still sensing them nearby. The title, "Tyler Matthew," suggests the poem is addressed to a person by that name, though the poem itself never says who he is to the speaker.
The first two stanzas mirror each other. In one, the speaker is on a mountain above Green Valley in the desert heat. In the other, they stand on a balcony looking at city lights, a moon and a sky full of stars. Both include the same line, "though you left us behind," and the same answer: "I still feel you with me." The repetition makes the feeling seem steady, like something the speaker returns to in every place.
The last stanza states the idea plainly. Distance and death can't break the bond, and the speaker can still "hear your heart beat." The mood is tender and quietly hopeful. Grief is there, but the closing image of someone who "fly[s] high" feels peaceful and protective.