The speaker is a year into a relationship that still feels one-sided. They keep offering support, telling the other person they're always there when things get hard, but it seems to slide right past. Meanwhile the speaker gets very little in return. They don't feel let in, and that leaves them wondering what their place in this person's life really is.
The central worry comes in the middle of the poem: are they being played with, or simply used for company? The speaker can't tell, and not knowing is what hurts most. The ending turns plain and vulnerable. "I'm a human being / With a heart and soul" is a quiet reminder, and "Please don't hurt me" is almost a whisper.
The mood is uncertain and tender, with a note of exhaustion. The short, unadorned lines sound like someone finally saying out loud what they've been holding back. The title, "Give me your word," fits: the speaker isn't asking for grand gestures, just a promise of honesty.