![]() ![]() ![]() Nobody notices I do, but walk by An old man gets naked and kisses a model-doll in his attic It's half-light and he's in tears When he finally comes his eyes are cascading I see a beaten dog in a pungent alley. In 1856 it was called 'A Poem of Walt Whitman, an American' and in 1860 it was simply termed 'Walt Whitman.' Whitman changed the title to 'Song of Myself' in 1881. Sometimes the sky is piano black Piano black over cleansing waters Resting pipes, verse of bore Rusting keys without a door Sometimes the within is piano black Piano black over cleansing waters All that great heart lying still and slowly dying All that great heart lying still on an angelwing All that great heart lying still and slowly dying All that great heart lying still on an angelwing "I see a slow, simple youngster by a busy street, with a begging bowl in his shaking hand Trying to smile but hurting infinitely. Summary and Analysis: Song of Myself Introduction This poem had no title in the first (1855) edition of Leaves of Grass. ![]()
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