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