Shakespeare Sonnet Eighty Seven

In this sonnet, the speaker is putting down the qualities that they possess as humans. They are saying goodbye to their lover, stating that their lover is too good for them. They continue saying that the worth of their lover is enough for them to leave and let go since they feel that they are unworthy.

They say that even though the connection that they have has potential they just don't see how they are a value to their lover. In the third quatrain the speaker displays that they are not even worth the things that their lover had given them.

The last couplet finishes off by saying that it would be flattering to them self just to have their lover in a dream. And while they're in sleep, they'd feel much like a king having a love like that. But waking up from the lovely dream would just result in them living a normal, loveless life.