Invictus
Poem
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.
Main idea
Why I chose this poem
Honor For All - Jon Licht and Daniel Licht
Oh well,
Honor for all,
Of the big and the small,
Well the taller they stand,
Well the harder they fall,
We live for today,
But we die for the next,
With blood in our veins,
And the air in our chest,
So we step into war,
With our hearts on the line,
The dirt on our boots,
That is free over time,
The music it fades,
The violin slows,
The darkness it rises,
As the sun goes,
Love is a distant aroma at best,
A withering smile that's stuck deep within your vest,
At night air it wraps its fingers around,
Your body it shakes from the now distant sound,
Of the sound of her voice,
A sweet symphony,
Played over and over Until' you are free,
The music it fades,
The violin slows,
Darkness it rises,
As the sun goes,
Can you feel the new day rising,
Climbing up the
East horizon,
They can't hold us,
Now we'll fight through,
These hands,
Everyone will start new,
Well we shall not stumble,
No we shall not fall,
We shall not crumble,
No we shall stand tall,
With death it will come as sore as the night,
But we will not run,
No we live but to fight,
With blood on our hands and dirt on our knee's,
We'll tear at the ones who brought the disease,
The music it fades,
The violin slows,
The darkness it rises,
As the sun goes,
Can you feel the,
New day rising,
Climbing up the,
East horizon,
They can't hold us,
Now we'll fight through,
Each and everyone will start new.
Connection from the song to the poem
Original Poem
Forge it into something great
Keep away those who want to break it
And keep you away from fate
The path the leads you
Has lead a thousand others
Remaining yet, are only few
Band together, with thy brothers
And seek great souls like no other