O You Whom I Often and Silently Come

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O You Whom I Often and Silently Come by Walt Whitman

 O YOU whom I often and silently come where you are, that I may be with you; 
As I walk by your side, or sit near, or remain in the same room with you, 
Little you know the subtle electric fire that for your sake is playing within me.

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