IvyMike

Thursday, February 14, 2008

I like it because it is bitter, and because it is my heart.

From "The Black Riders and Other Lines" 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."

Labels: poetry, stephen crane, the black riders and other lines