A Terrible Disaster

A terrible disaster befell me
Long ago, no newsy story
I was in love, my love was not requited
I missed the easy boat of happiness

Since when many a thing is possible
To those who have been fortunate in love
Has been impossible to me who lack
Conviction the world is ordered for the best

A disastrous and terrible simple fate
I share in common with many other folk
And maybe we had all been better off
If we had died then when our hearts were broken