The speaker looks back from an uncertain place, caught between relief and regret. The opening lines describe a world that feels "vague yet nice," where no one assigns blame or dictates who to be. That freedom sounds pleasant, but it also hints at being lost, which fits the Latin title, "Quo Vadis," meaning "where are you going?"
In the second stanza, old pain has started to look "silly," and the written symbols that once felt like agony now seem lovely. Yet the speaker admits to walking a path of "much more misery," so the calm may come from distance rather than real healing. The third stanza makes this clearer: one step forward turns into millions back. The speaker wonders whether all of it is just fantasy, or simply a wish to be happy.
The final lines turn into a plea. The "little Oasis" could be a person, a place, or a time of peace; the poem doesn't say. The speaker asks for just one more day to see "a bright moon and day." The mood is wistful, tired, and quietly hopeful.