Since there's no help Explication

In this poem, Drayton describes the different emotions experienced by the narrator when he ends a relationship. At first, he seems to handle leaving the woman very well. He tries to convince himself that there is no hope of staying happily together, so it is better that they go their separate ways. He claims that he even feels glad and freed from the restrictions of being in the relationship. He creates a confident tone that he is making the right decision. He says that they should shake hands for the last time and forget their marriage vows. He exaggerates his happiness to hide his true feelings of regret for the loss of their relationship. He acts as if he is fine after breaking up, so the woman also pretends to forget the love they shared together. If they meet again, neither of them would express their former endearing feelings towards one another. In the third quatrain, Drayton personifies the parts of a relationship with Love, Passion, Faith, and Innocence. He reveals his true emotions about ending the relationship in his tone of hopelessness. Love is dying because his pulse is failing, while the others do nothing to help him. They are all weak and near death, instead of their usual strength found in a relationship. Passion is speechless, Faith sits by his side, and Innocence also closes his eyes in death. In the last couplet of the sonnet, the tone shifts again. He changes the point of view by speaking to the woman. He says that she still has a chance of saving Love and bringing him back to life when everyone else has given up. There is hope that they can mend their relationship or find happiness in a new relationship. They should not feel hopeless because of their grief after losing a person in a relationship, but keep their faith in finding love again.