I loved thee! Ah, those vows of love, <br />So fondly made, so soon unmade! <br />I trusted thee all men above— <br />Ah, fatal trust, so soon betrayed. <br />A dream that wore the face of truth <br />Was what I loved. The dream has flown. <br />All, all I've lost, faith, hope and love, <br />Had I but known! Had I but known! <br /> <br />Thou weepest. Would that I could shed <br />A tear for either joy or grief! <br />But from the heart grown cold and dead <br />There springs no fountain of relief. <br />Now all my life is tearless pain, <br />My hope forgetfulness alone, <br />And all my speech the one refrain— <br />Had I but known! Had I but known!<br /><br />James Brunton Stephens<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/had-i-but-known/
