LET us twain walk aside from the rest;
Now we are together privately, do you discard ceremony,
Come! vouchsafe to me what has yet been vouchsafed to none—Tell me the whole story,
Tell me what you would not tell your brother, wife, husband, or physician.

Analysis, meaning and summary of Walt Whitman's poem To You.

1 Comment

  1. Carroll J Stelly says:

    This poem is about a man meeting a lady and thier together until the end without anyone around them all the time and wants the realationship to last forever by being truthful. He wants someone who he can share his secrets with. He’s in love!

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