We Two Boys Together Clinging
by Walt Whitman
· 1871
Published 01/07/1871
WE two boys together clinging,
One the other never leaving,
Up and down the roads going—North and South excur-sionsexcursions making,
Power enjoying—elbows stretching—fingers clutching,
Arm'd and fearless—eating, drinking, sleeping, loving,
No law less than ourselves owning—sailing, soldiering, thieving, threatening,
Misers, menials, priests alarming—air breathing, water drinking, on the turf or the sea-beach dancing,
Cities wrenching, ease scorning, statutes mocking, fee-blenessfeebleness chasing,
Fulfilling our foray.