be afraid. be very afraid.

Sometimes, the only appropriate response to Walt Whitman is to roll one's eyes in the air and wish he'd kept that to himself.

Case in point:

AS ADAM, EARLY IN THE MORNING.

As Adam, early in the morning,

Walking forth from the bower, refresh'd with sleep?

Behold me where I pass—hear my voice—approach,

Touch me—touch the palm of your hand to my Body as I pass;

Be not afraid of my Body.