{"id":2653,"date":"2013-12-07T14:14:06","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T14:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraldgarcia.com\/wordpress\/?p=2653"},"modified":"2013-12-08T07:18:24","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T07:18:24","slug":"invictus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com\/?p=2653","title":{"rendered":"Invictus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Invictus<\/strong>– the poem that inspired Nelson Mandela
\nby William Ernest Henly<\/em><\/p>\n

The following poem “Invictus” by William Ernest Henly<\/a>, a\u00a0Victorian poet, was published in 1875 and was a deep inspiration to the great Nelson Mandela (July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013)<\/p>\n

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Nelson Mandela, also known by his clan name Madiba, was incarcerated for 27 years on Robben Island. Nelson had it written on a scrap of paper in his cell and recited the poem to fellow prisoners. He was empowered by its message of self mastery.<\/p>\n

Invictus<\/strong>
\nby William Ernest Henly<\/p>\n

Out of the black night that covers me,
\nBlack as the pit from pole to pole,
\nI thank whatever gods may be
\nFor my unconquerable soul.<\/p>\n

In the fell clutch of circumstance
\nI have not winced nor cried aloud.
\nUnder the bludgeonings of chance
\nmy head is bloody, but unbowed.<\/p>\n

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
\nLooms but the Horror of the shade,
\nAnd yet the menace of the years
\nFinds and shall find me unafraid.<\/p>\n

It matters not how straight the gate,
\nHow charged with punishments the scroll,<\/p>\n

I am the master of my fate,<\/p>\n

I am the captain of my soul.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Original article in the Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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