Of The Visage Of Things
By Walt Whitman
Of the visages of things - And of piercing through to the accepted hells beneath;
Of ugliness - To me there is just as much in it as there is in beauty - And now the ugliness of human beings is acceptable to me;
Of detected persons - To me, detected persons are not, in any respect, worse than undetected persons - and are not in any respect worse than I am myself;
Of criminals - To me, any judge, or any juror, is equally criminal - and any reputable person is also - and the President is also