Ain't no getting over it, the speaker says at the start, and the poem moves through exactly why. It begins with numbness: dull eyes, numbed hands, a heart too crippled to respond to even a hint of happiness. The speaker seems to be talking to someone else, or perhaps to a hollowed-out version of themselves, asking who caused this damage and whether it was really the person they suspect.
By the third stanza the numbness breaks. Pain rises "in my chest, / rising up my throat," and the speaker lands on blame: "Yes, you did this to me." The repeated "I hate you" feels raw rather than controlled. The final stanzas turn vengeful. The speaker wants the other person to be consumed by the same hurt and to know what it is "to never be loved."
The mood is bitter and heavy, moving from emptiness to rage. The title's question, "Is It Me or You?", hangs over it, suggesting the speaker is still unsure where the fault lies.