Whitman & I

Alright!
My first "official" post...concerning what I am reading right now...
(It's typical, by the way, that my first, real post here should deal with literature...simply because my life, at the moment, consists mostly of reading. Naturally, of course, being an student of English - as I mentioned below - but still. Very well. It'll have to do...)
Ever heard of Walt Whitman? No? (YES? You're attending ENG122, then? BLAH! I KNOW he's famous...!) He's written this beautiful poem called "Song of Myself" which I would like to quote here... Enjoy!

From section 7!

"Has any one supposed it lucky to be born? I hasten to inform him or her it is just as lucky to die, and I know it. "
[...]
"I am not an earth nor an adjunct of an earth,
I am the mate and companion of people, all just as immortal and fathomless as myself,
(They do not know how immortal, but I know.)
Every kind for itself and its own, for me mine male and female,
For me those that have been boys and that love women,
For me the man that is proud and feels how it stings to be slighted,
For me the sweet-heart and the old maid, for me mothers and the mothers of mothers,
For me lips that have smiled, eyes that have shed tears,
For me children and the begetters of children."

So...BEAUTIFUL!! And highly recommended, dear readers... Copyright Mr. Whitman of course, all rights served and all that... But I think he would be flattered...! :)