Who Am I?

Carl Sandburg

1878 to 1967

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My head knocks against the stars 
My feet are on the hilltops 
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life 
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny
I have been to hell and back many times 
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God 
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible 
I know the passionate seizure of beauty 
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading "Keep Off" 

My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe