Love
Intrigue V. Tell me why, behind thee
From War Is Kind (1899)
Love
Tell me why, behind thee,
I see always the shadow of another lover?
Is it real,
Or is this the thrice damned memory of a
better happiness?
Plague on him if he be dead,
Plague on him if he be alive--
A swinish numskull
To intrude his shade
Always between me and my peace!
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MLA
Crane, Stephen. “Intrigue V. Tell me why, behind thee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/98/.
Chicago
Crane, Stephen. “Intrigue V. Tell me why, behind thee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/98/.
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