Reaction To "Game" and "Song of Myself #52"

"Game" by Donald Barthelme is perhaps my favorite short story of all time. Although, I haven't read many short stories. Nonetheless, "Game" does a fine job of capturing my attention. I enjoyed the eerie repitions that the narrator made. It really gave the two characters in the story psychotic attributes. For some reason I enjoy these types of stories because they are so unique. Not many writers are creative enough to write something like "Game".
"Song of Myself" is by Walt Whitman, a poet, and is a compilation of Walt Whitman's poems. The one that particularly stood out to me was #52. I interpreted the poem as one to be about nature and how one should learn to be a part of nature. However, there is apparently a deeper meaning to this particular poem. It has something to do with Whitman's poems in general. The poem gave no indication as to how descriptions of nature can linked to Whitman's poems. I thought that analysis of the poem was ridiculous. But then I thought about it and I asked, "Is there really an answer?" Much these poems are open to opinions and so there is no one true answer. Perhaps the only answer would be Walt Whitman's view and that is no longer attainable since he is dead. Therefore when reading a poem, one should keep an open mind and create their own opinions instead of looking for answers.