I believe in the flesh and the appetites, Seeing, hearing, feeling, ar…

Walt Whitman
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I believe in the flesh and the appetites, Seeing, hearing, feeling, are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a miracle. Divine am I inside and out, and I make holy whatever I touch or am touched from, The scent of these armpits aroma finer than prayer, This head more than churches, bibles, and all the creeds. ✨ Walt Whitman (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Walt Whitman (Illustrated), p.53, Delphi Classics
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