Olivia Taylor's "Dream" is about missing someone who is far away. The speaker can only imagine the taste of this person and the touch of their hands, because the two of them are too far apart to be together. The opening lines feel almost resigned, as if the distance has already won, yet the question "What more can I do / To see you again?" shows she hasn't really given up.
In the second part, the mood shifts from daydreaming to worry. They go days without talking, and when the speaker finally reaches out, it's because she needs to know how the other person is and wants to share her own news. But something has changed. The other person seems "distant and distracted," while she is "still here feeling attracted." The rhyme in that last line makes the mismatch sting. The poem leaves us with a quiet, wistful, slightly hurt feeling: one person is still fully invested, and the other may be drifting away.