Poetry? Poetry.

I have never been one for art or poetry although I do love literature. Sometimes I think I may not have too much of a soul. Or maybe not as much of one as I would like in comparison to the people I have met that are passionate about such things. I may suffer from soul envy.
Anyhow I think the following is the best piece of poetry I have ever read that is not contained within the lyrics of a rap song.

"In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting on 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
-Black Riders III

Quoted in the book Bad City Blues by Tim Willocks, a British ex-psychiatrist and surgeon turned amazing writer. I have only previously read Green River Rising and I am currently reading Bad City Blues (I seriously think it may just be the best novel I have ever read) and I implore anyone with a love of noir fiction to read anything the man has written. The poems author Stephen Crane was an American writer celebrated for his books and journalism but his poetry was criticized and met with bad reviews. He died in Germany at the age of 28. Shame that.

That is all.