If they answer not to your call walk alone
If they are afraid and cower mutely facing the wall,
O thou unlucky one,
Open your mind and speak out alone.
If they turn away, and desert you when crossing the wilderness,
O thou unlucky one,
Trample the thorns under thy tread,
And along the blood-lined track travel alone.
If they shut doors and do not hold up the light when the night is troubled with storm,
O thou unlucky one,
With the thunder flame of pain ignite your own heart,
And let it burn alone.