“The question, O me! so sad, recurring -
What good amid these, O me, O life?
That you are here - that life
exists and identity,
that the powerful play goes on,
and you may contribute a verse.”

— Walt Whitman

Source: The Leaves of Grass

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American poet, essayist and journalist 1819–1892

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