The Mind
XLIV. I was in the darkness
From The Black Riders and Other Lines (1895)
The Mind
I was in the darkness;
I could not see my words
Nor the wishes of my heart.
Then suddenly there was a great light--
"Let me into the darkness again."
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MLA
Crane, Stephen. “XLIV. I was in the darkness.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/43/.
Chicago
Crane, Stephen. “XLIV. I was in the darkness.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/43/.
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