In Memory of Greg Sher

Invictus is a short poem by the British poet William Ernest Henley. The title is Latin for “Unconquered”. It was first published in 1875. Greg carried this poem in his pocket to help him get through the tough times. It was a source of great inspiration to him.

William Ernest Henley. 1849–1903

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.