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.
(W.E. Henley)

Ever since I heard the words of this poem in the Invictus film trailer I've been thnking about it. The meaning may be obvious - never lose faith or give up faith, yet to me it seems to mean more. That maybe it times of adversity we can find strength we never thought we had. I know not a lot of people will see this, but those that do, heed this advice, never give up and do what you can while you can as victory can be taken away from you in a split second.