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A Man Said to the Universe by Stephen Crane

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

From: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44049/a-man-said-to-the-universe

Date: 1899

By: Stephen Crane (1871-1900)

Posted on Sunday, 21 February 2021 at 9:30 am in Humour, Relationships   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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One Comment to “A Man Said to the Universe by Stephen Crane”

    
  1. michael9murray
    Sunday, 21 February 2021 at 11:34 pm

    I have long found Stephen Crane’s short pieces incredibly poignant.

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