Annnabel Lee is a poem about two lovers, in their own world, living a perfect life. This poem reflects Poe's own grief, in which Annabel Lee dies and her lover is heartbroken. “And so, all night, I lie beside my darling, my darling, my life and my bride” (Annabel Lee) In his final words, the narrator ends the poem in a light, sanguine tone as he calmly explains that he sleeps every night next to her grave by the sea. This detail reveals the extent of his obsession with her memory and suggests that his largely sweet and innocent tale of pure love actually harbors a unstable mind. Even though she is dead, he still can't let go of her memory. This poem reflects Poe himself, his life and the loss of a loved one.