DESPAIRING cries float ceaselessly toward me, day and night,
The sad voice of Death--the call of my nearest lover, putting forth,
alarmed, uncertain,
This sea I am quickly to sail, come tell me,
Come tell me where I am speeding--tell me my destination.
I understand your anguish, but I cannot help you,
I approach, hear, behold--the sad mouth, the look out of the eyes,
your mute inquiry,
Whither I go from the bed I now recline on, come tell me;
Old age, alarmed, uncertain--A young woman's voice appealing to me,
for comfort,
A young man's voice, Shall I not escape?
Despairing Cries
Walt Whitman
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Poem topics: death, night, sea, woman, destination, hear, mouth, understand, comfort, Valentine's Day, anguish, approach, sad, I love you, I miss you, young, voice, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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