by Stephen Crane
Public Domain in the United States, First Published 1905
“Think as I think,” said a man,
“Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad.”
And after I had thought of it,
I said, “I will, then, be a toad.”
Think As I Think
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 7, 2012
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