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
from The Black Riders and Other Lines
Be My Blog 
introduced me to stephen crane, and to that poem. He thought I would like it, and I did. It was immensely satisfying.
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And so very emo!
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Boy, you got so much game you need a referee.
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I love that poem. R bought me a Stephen Crane poem book for christmas this year and I read it all the first night. Some of them are silly but entirely profound.
good stuff.
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I actually kind of like that.
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i’m not generally big on poetry, but that’s one of my favorites.
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