Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Reprint: Walk Alone

Monday, January 17, 2005

Walk Alone

If they answer not to thy call walk alone,
If they are afraid and cower mutely facing the wall,
O thou of evil luck,open thy mind and speak out alone.
If they turn away, and desert you when crossing the wilderness,
O thou of evil luck,trample the thorns under thy tread,
and along the blood-lined track travel alone.
If they do not hold up the light when the night is troubled with storm,
O thou of evil luck,with the thunder flame of pain ignite thy own heartand let it burn alone.

-- Rabindranath Tagore

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