I Sit and Look Out
By Walt Whitman
I sit and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and upon all
oppression and shame,
I hear secret convulsive sobs from young men at anguish with
themselves, remorseful after deeds done,
I see in low life the mother misused by her children, dying,
neglected, gaunt, desperate,
I see the wife misused by her husband, I see the treacherous seducer
of young women,
I mark the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited love attempted to be
hid, I see these sights on the earth,
I see the workings of battle, pestilence, tyranny, I see martyrs and
prisoners,
I observe a famine at sea, I observe the sailors casting lots who
shall be kill'd to preserve the lives of the rest,
I observe the slights and degradations cast by arrogant persons upon
laborers, the poor, and upon negroes, and the like;
All these--all the meanness and agony without end I sitting look out upon,
See, hear, and am silent.
I'm 17 years and I can honestly say that I've never been more sure of who I am or more confused about who I'm going to become. I'm Palestinian, from El Bireh and Bethleham, was born in Jordan, and lived in the USA for most of my life. I'm hopelessly in love with love, even though it hasn't been too fond of me recently, and one of the things I want the most is to find my true love. I love nothing more than reading or talking to a friend for hours on end, and I'm obsessed with fashion and sometimes sports and boys. All of these things are a part of me but recently they have become parts that pale in comparison to my somewhat newfound passion for God and Palestine. In the last year I've become more religious and dedicated to my land, sadly a land I have only seen once yet one I've become inexplicably attached to, than I ever though possible, so much that they have become what my world revolves around, my passions above all others, a permament part of my soul. I don't think I can even be considered the same person I was a year ago, and when I look back on myself I don't think I'd want to be. I'm a senior in high school, however I will be attending Kent State University this year instead of my school. I'm hopelessly confused about what I want to study but I know in my heart that nothing will ever be enough for me unless it truly serves God, Palestine, and Humanity. I don't think it's necessary to explain every little detail about myself on here, if you get to know me you'll find those things out about me. As for deciding whether you DO want to know me or not, I've told you the most important things in my life and the rest is up to you
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