Scene Nº 4

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 Maria Crane, "In the desert".