Whoever you are, now I place my hand upon you/ That you may be my poem…

Walt Whitman
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Whoever you are, now I place my hand upon you/ That you may be my poem/ I whisper with my lips close to your ear/ I have loved many women and men, but I love none better than you. ✨ Walt Whitman, To You
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Whoever you are, now I place my hand upon you/ That you may be my poem/ I whisper with my lips close to your ear/ I have loved many women and men, but I love none better than you. ✨ Walt Whitman, To You

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