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Leaves of Grass (1860)
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26.
| WE two boys together clinging, |
| One the other never leaving, |
Up and down the roads going—North and South
excursions making,
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Power enjoying—elbows stretching—fingers clutch-
ing,
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Armed and fearless—eating, drinking, sleeping, lov-
ing,
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No law less than ourselves owning—sailing, soldier-
ing, thieving, threatening,
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Misers, menials, priests alarming—air breathing,
water drinking, on the turf or the sea-beach
dancing,
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With birds singing—With fishes swimming—With
trees branching and leafing,
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Cities wrenching, ease scorning, statutes mocking,
feebleness chasing,
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