Poem: “Charity thou art a lie” by Stephen Crane

The Black Rider & Other Lines (1905)

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Charity thou art a lie

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Charity thou art a lie,
A toy of women,
A pleasure of certain men.
In the presence of justice,
Lo, the walls of the temple
Are visible
Through thy form of sudden shadows.

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