by Stephen Crane

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A man said to the universe

A man said to the universe:
"Sir, I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
"A sense of obligation."

Comments

[surfal666.livejournal.com]

http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/stephencrane/

[dragolyn.livejournal.com]

Neat site, thanks for the url... He's an interesting poet, sort of depressing, actually, but that's not a bad thing.