I was in the darkness

Stephen Crane· 1871 – 1900· American

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I was in the darkness

Stephen Crane

I was in the darkness;

I could not see my words

Nor the wishes of my heart.

Then suddenly there was a great light --

"Let me into the darkness again."

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