I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
"It is futile," I said,
"You can never -- "
"You lie," he cried,
And ran on.
More verses by Stephen Crane
- A Spirit Sped
- A Man Went Before A Strange God
- Behold, The Grave Of A Wicked Man
- In The Desert
- A Man Said To The Universe: