i can't say for certain why but that hand frightens me.
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Sat 26 Jan 2008, 23:35,
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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
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Sat 26 Jan 2008, 23:35,
archived)
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
but thats a good poem. i'm deeply unsettled by it.
are you a fan of blake? i love his Poison Tree
quotations.about.com/cs/poemlyrics/a/A_Poison_Tree.htm
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Sat 26 Jan 2008, 23:40,
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are you a fan of blake? i love his Poison Tree
quotations.about.com/cs/poemlyrics/a/A_Poison_Tree.htm