Stephen Crane: Tell me why, behind thee,
Updated February 28, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

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!
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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