Sunday, February 28, 2010

An Homage to Whitman


To the world I sound out my barbarian yawp
I am a Man!
I will not be a mouse
scurrying silently in the cracks and crevices of life
venturing out in the deep of night to steal a crumb, a speck, a mote
I will stride boldly forth in the light of day
Wrap my fist around the neck of life
And drink deep a draught
I declare to the world
I am a Man!
A Free Man
I will live as such
Not still my voice
Or hide my eyes
Not deny my power
Nor dim my shine
My voice will ring out
My boistrous laughter I will release
Let the timid shiver and cast furtive glances
My glare will sweep the field
And out will boom my barbarian yawp
I am a Man!

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