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If there is a witness to my little life,

A poem by Stephen Crane · No. 13

Collection: The Black Riders & Other Lines
Year: 1905
Poem of the Day: July 1, 2009
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Portrait of Stephen Crane — Stephen Crane 1871–1900

13The Black Riders & Other Lines

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If there is a witness to my little life, To my tiny throes and struggles, He sees a fool; And it is not fine for gods to menace fools.

Cover of The Black Riders & Other Lines — From the bookThe Black Riders & Other LinesFirst edition, Copeland and Day, Boston, 1895; orchid design by Frederic C. Gordon (L. W. Currey)

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Joshua Canada
This reads like it came from a sad man.
December 2005

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