The Mind
XXI. A man said to the universe
From War Is Kind (1899)
The Mind
A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
"A sense of obligation."
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MLA
Crane, Stephen. “XXI. A man said to the universe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/88/.
Chicago
Crane, Stephen. “XXI. A man said to the universe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/88/.
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