The Mind
What Am I After All
From Leaves of Grass
The Mind
What am I after all but a child, pleas’d with the sound of my own
name? repeating it over and over;
I stand apart to hear--it never tires me.
To you your name also;
Did you think there was nothing but two or three pronunciations in
the sound of your name?
Cite this poem
MLA
Whitman, Walt. “What Am I After All.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whitman/214/.
Chicago
Whitman, Walt. “What Am I After All.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whitman/214/.
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