Written by itsclassygirl, "You" is a simple, heartfelt poem about missing someone who is gone. The speaker fills nearly every pair of lines with the same word, "you," and the repetition does real work: it shows a mind that can't stop circling back to one person. A meadow, a window, the rain, the smell of mint and spice, a coffee shop, oversized jumpers all lead straight back to them.
The first half feels warm and nostalgic, full of small, cozy memories and the giddy rush of a crush ("you make my heart stop"). Then the mood turns. The speaker's heart is "broken," they shiver "in the cold," and the person is "lost, long gone." The final lines read like a quiet plea, as if the speaker is calling out into the dark, unsure anyone is listening. The poem leaves us with longing, loneliness, and a stubborn refusal to give up hope.