Song of Myself by Walt Whitman

Song of Myself As suggested in the title, Song of Myself is indeed concerned with the poet's experience. Yet it also is concerned with much more the human condition, nature, and the universe and it is presented through the lens of the poet's unique vision. Whitman's personality is powerful in the poem his opening lines state that I celebrate myself, and sing myself, / And what I assume you shall assume, / For every atom belonging to …

…was never measured and never will be measured ), and invites the reader to start his or her own journey. To the poet, each individual contains the mysteries of the universe, as does he ( There is that in me I do not know what it is but I know it is in me ). As he prepares to move on, he reassures the reader that his spirit can always be found: I stop somewhere waiting for you.