Its easy to handle unrequited love
Just calling it foolish will do
But when it is reciprocated
The discovery brings euphoria
Followed by the misery of longing
We long to know every thought
It’s like winning the lottery
But you cannot see the cash
Or having the rights to a throne
That you cannot cannot claim
But a good life has the first claim
Along with duty and promise
The burden of longing
Is hard on everyone
So we do what we must
And say what helps
To limit the longing
But love will not change
The Rational Element 