Notably, the title shows that he is no longer a prophet or authority figure, but the titles imply that the speaker is weak and submissive. On the other hand, there is also a testament to the pre-war Whitman at the end of the poem, when he admits “I confess I pushed you along with me” (Holloway 124). These words provide the same meaning as Whitman 1855, in Song of Myself, whereby, he writes, “shoulder your duds, and I will mine” (Holloway 126). However, the two writings differ because in the 1855 poems Whitman saw a journey that had promising results, while in an 1892 poem Whitman ends the poem in a disillusioned state, as he writes that without our ultimate idea, what is our destination? (Bloom 234) However, this comes from the fact that Whitman, after being side by side with death, seems not to have all the answers regarding the journey of life and as a result, his poetry shows the nature of