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Poem: “Many red devils ran from my heart” by Stephen Crane

The Black Rider & Other Lines (1905)

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American LiteratureAmerican PoetryStephen CranePoems by Stephen CraneThe Black Rider & Other Lines
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Many red devils ran from my heart


Many red devils ran from my heart
And out upon the page,
They were so tiny
The pen could mash them.
And many struggled in the ink.
It was strange
To write in this red muck
Of things from my heart.


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American LiteratureAmerican PoetryStephen CranePoems by Stephen CraneThe Black Rider & Other Lines


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