Written by wordsforghosts, "Every Us" is a love poem addressed to someone the speaker has lost. It opens with a small, physical detail: the weight of a person against the speaker's left arm. That comfort is soon gone, and the poem becomes a plea ("return, / return to me") that the speaker knows won't be answered.
The speaker's grief is mixed with guilt. Looking back, they admit they only saw what they wanted to see and never gave the love that was deserved. The poem suggests the other person has died, though it never says so outright. Phrases like "finally found tranquillity" and "still-born memories" point that way.
The mood is raw, tender and regretful. The broken lines and stuttering repetition feel like someone struggling to get words out. Yet the ending shifts toward endurance. With the name tattooed on their skin, the speaker keeps going, carrying that brief time "when nothing else existed / but us."