Jade Holt's "Tell Me" is a plea from someone who loves a person who is hurting. The opening lines describe two people who seem cut off from each other: one imagines darkness to avoid his own thoughts, while the other, a young girl, longs to understand joy. Apart, they can't find peace, and together they're a distraction, which suggests a closeness that is real but not yet healing.
After that, the poem becomes a string of requests. The speaker asks for stories, for declarations of love, even for "worthless sweet nothings." She also notices sorrow in her partner's eyes during a kiss, and that detail seems to drive the questions that follow: what broke you, and how can I help fix it?
The mood is tender, anxious, and patient. The ending matters most. She will listen to everything, and if she gets nothing, she'll "do my best." That last line sounds humble and a little worn, as though love here means staying even without answers.