This post is all about a poem by Hughes Mearns.
Its called 'The Psychoed'.
By the way, Hughes Mearns was a schizophrenic. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
The Real Version "The other day, upon a stair,
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today;
To his Glory let us pray.
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there.
He's not been there a day or three,
I think he's from the EAC!
I asked another if he saw
the little man, he answered "Naw."
I've proved it true, I'm satisfied --
he can't be seen! I haven't lied!"
Variations Of The First paragraph "As I was going up the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today...
Oh how I wish he'd go away!"
"As I was going down the stair,
I saw a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today;
he must be from the CIA!"
"Yesterday upon a stair
I saw a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish that man would go away!"
Most Known Version (featured on the movie 'Identity') "The other day, upon a stair,
I saw a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today,
I wish, I wish he'd go away."
Killerzzz
P.S.: By the way, I did get all this from the internet. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ohh.gif" alt="" /> Bad me.
It is one of my favorite poems (its so fascinating <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> ), but I don't know all the variations off by heart. I just know the Identity version (and I don't know if thats even right <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" /> ).
