Showing posts with label In the Desert by Stephen Crane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label In the Desert by Stephen Crane. Show all posts

Monday, August 2, 2010

In the Desert by Stephen Crane

In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said: "Is it good, friend?"
"It is bitter - bitter," he answered;
"But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart."


-- Stephen Crane