Debris

by Walt Whitman · 1860-1861
Published 01/07/1860

I THOUGHT I was not alone, walking here by the shore,

But the one I thought was with me, as now I walk by the shore,

As I lean and look through the glimmering light— that one has utterly disappeared,

And those appear that perplex me.

#existential uncertainty #loneliness #loss #perception #walt whitman

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