If you can face your vulnerabilities
challenging you
Answering critics when they question
you,
If you can face up to challenges
perplexing you
And can come out the last standing man
too;
If you know your weaknesses, your
drawbacks
Have your back to the wall,
And can, despite these, offer resilient
fightbacks,
And can come out, standing 10 feet tall:
If you know you have been the
grandmaster
Yet to all, have been the same,
If you can meet with triumph and
disaster
And treat those two imposters just the
same;
If you can do it all over again
No matter the doubts creeping in,
The incredible victory chain,
That made everyone proudly grin:
If you toss around losses
As you bandied about wins,
If you can bear your crosses
Through thick and thin;
If you can focus more
On defeat and on success,
And bring to the fore,
The determination of your prowess:
If you can keep your perspective
In this mired time,
If you can be still as effective
As you were in your prime;
If you can raise the game’s bar
No matter the consequence,
No matter suffering an odd or two scar,
There will be resurgence – of your once thorough
dominance!
