There was a man who lived a life of fire.
Even upon the fabric of time,
Where purple becomes orange
And orange purple,
This life glowed,
A dire red stain, indelible;
Yet when he was dead,
He saw that he had not lived.
More verses by Stephen Crane
- You Say You Are Holy,
- God Fashioned The Ship Of The World
- I Stood Upon A Highway
- In The Night
- Walking In The Sky,