History of American Literature, as Understood by a Poet and a Baseball Fanatic

Whitman wrote “I contain multitudes.”

I'm sure that he knows what that means.

I suppose I contain some bacteria.

I'm, by my culture's standards, unclean.

I suppose if I did contain multitudes,

Then many would like Christmas songs,

While a few would enjoy raunchy parodies

The court system struck down as wrong.

Some enjoy triple cheeseburgers.

Others don't like to bunch at the waist.

Whitman wrote “I contain multitudes.”

If I do, it accounts for my tastes.