This time he picked W -- love (again) and bravery So Leaves of Grass, Whitman Who so far seems like such a boy Dreaming of bravery and battle He's soft hearted though "To a Certain Cantatrice-- Here, take this gift, I skipped ahead to this one too: "Sometimes with One I Love-- Sometimes with one I love I fill myself with rage for fear I effuse
My parents wanted me to have courage I can understand that But mama was good about emotion She let me cry in her lap without asking why I can't imagine the betrayal of a parent avoiding or shutting down a child's expression of vulnerability I've never associated bravery with lack of emotion the way most boys and some girls do I like that he sees himself at war "for life and death, for the Body and the eternal Soul" I like that he identified that singer as a soldier too I like how he loses without losing at all To suffer and then come to the conclusion-- there is no unreturn'd love That's the bravest thing I've ever heard |