Invictus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
William Ernest Henley
just watched the movie invictus tonight with the family, it was really good. the poem stood out in my mind and i wanted to read it in it's entirety. it's amazing how it speaks to those going through tough times, and how we can come out of it unscathed if we so choose...a good reminder when thinking about things we've gone through and thinking about all of those close to us who are going through things. so many people i know are dealing with losing loved ones, cancer, and other horrible things...but we can all come through it unafraid, unbowed and unconquerable...if we so choose to be the master of our fate and captain of our own souls. it all goes back to "what a man thinks, so is he"...we can choose how we will deal with what life throws our way. will we be defeated or victorious?
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