There was a man who lived a life of fire

There was a man who lived a life of fire.
Even upon the fabric of time,
Where purple becomes orange
And orange purple,
This life glowed,
A dire red stain, indelible;
Yet when he was dead,
He saw that he had not lived.

About Stephen Crane

Naturalist novelist and poet, author of The Red Badge of Courage, known for stark, imagistic verse.

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