In the desert <br />I saw a creature, naked, bestial, <br />who, squatting upon the ground, <br />Held his heart in his hands, <br />And ate of it. <br />I said, "Is it good, friend?" <br />"It is bitter -- bitter," he answered; <br />"But I like it <br />Because it is bitter, <br />And because it is my heart."<br /><br />Stephen Crane<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-the-desert/
