Tell me why

Stephen Crane 1871 – 1900



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 numbskull
To intrude his shade
Always between me and my peace.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFCGH
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 275
Words 55
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9

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