When you're up against a trouble, <br /> Meet it squarely, face to face; <br /> Lift your chin and set your shoulders, <br /> Plant your feet and take a brace. <br /> When it's vain to try to dodge it, <br /> Do the best that you can do; <br /> You may fail, but you may conquer, <br /> See it through! <br /> Black may be the clouds about you <br /> And your future may seem grim, <br /> But don't let your nerve desert you; <br /> Keep yourself in fighting trim. <br /> If the worst is bound to happen, <br /> Spite of all that you can do, <br /> Running from it will not save you, <br /> See it through! <br /> <br /> Even hope may seem but futile, <br /> When with troubles you're beset, <br /> But remember you are facing <br /> Just what other men have met. <br /> You may fail, but fall still fighting; <br /> Don't give up, whate'er you do; <br /> Eyes front, head high to the finish. <br /> See it through!<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/see-it-through/
