I walked in a desert.
And I cried,
"Ah, God, take me from this place!"
A voice said, "It is no desert."
I cried, "Well, But --
The sand, the heat, the vacant horizon."
A voice said, "It is no desert."
More verses by Stephen Crane
- Upon The Road Of My Life,
- "It Was Wrong To Do This," Said The Angel
- Black Riders Came From The Sea
- A Man Toiled On A Burning Road
- A Newspaper Is A Collection Of Half-Injustices