Friday, December 09, 2005

O Me! O Life!


"O ME! O life!... of the questions of these recurring;
Of the endless trains of the faithless—of cities fill’d with the foolish;
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)
Of eyes that vainly crave the light—of the objects mean—of the struggle ever renew’d;
Of the poor results of all—of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me;
Of the empty and useless years of the rest—with the rest me intertwined;
The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life?

Answer.
That you are here—that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse."
Walt Whitman

" I'm sensitive and I'd like to stay that way"
jewel

2 comments:

Maebee said...

Teva- wow! i was in your world history class your freshman year (i think) at ocean lakes...mabe you were a sophmore- i was a junior. anyway, i a mso encouraged to read your blog, because back then my heart really ached for you to know God's love in a deeper way, and i prayed for you soo much! so i just wanted to say hey,and tell you you are in my prayers!
Maegan

The Neeleys said...

teva, are you still in oz? or are you back in va? i went to your myspace the other day and found myself befuddled. shoot me an email sometime at langk@pop.belmont.edu and let's really catch up, as close to "real time" as possible, maybe?