Despair

God knows how my heart is burdened
And every-day, despaired
Bleeding, not seen the light
Hooked and wounded by burdens, no end in sight.

Epitaph on a Tyrant

Now..

(Source : www.Poets.org , Epitaph on a Tyrant by W. H. Auden ; http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15548)

Some 40 years ago...