Poem of the Week: I Saw a Man

"I saw a man pursuing the horizon" 

 

By Stephen Crane

 

I saw a man pursuing the horizon;

Round and round they sped.

I was disturbed at this;   

I accosted the man.

“It is futile,” I said,

“You can never —”

“You lie,” he cried,   

And ran on. 

HT: Poetry Foundation