To quote from Whitman

O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring;

Of the endless trains of the faithless of cities fill'd with the foolish;

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.

That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse.

What will your verse be?