Enhanced Data Processing for SONE-118
: Ultimately, the sonnet serves as an apology. The speaker realizes that by trying to "cure" his love of its perfection, he actually brought "true sickness" upon himself. He concludes that "drugs poison him that so fell sick of thee," admitting that his attempts to moderate his devotion only caused harm to the relationship. Poem Analysis Literary Context Sonnet 118 is part of the Fair Youth sequence SONE-118