"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." — William Ernest Henley

The opening of 'Invictus,' written while Henley was recovering from the amputation of a foot - defiance addressed directly at circumstance, whatever the reader takes 'whatever gods may be' to mean.

Category: poetry

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