Oakwood University - Acorn Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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By RUDYARD KIPLING IT you can keep your head when all abouT you Are losing Theirs and blaming iT on you, IT you can TrusT yourself when all men doubT you, BuT make allowance Tor Their doubTing Tooq IT you can waiT and noT be Tired by waiTing, Or being lied abouT don'T deal in lies, Or being haTed don'T give way To haTing, And yeT don'T look Too good, nor Talk Too wise: IT you can dream-and noT make dreams your masTer, TT you can Think-and noT make ThoughTs your aim, IT you can meeT wiTh Triumph and DisasTer And TreaT These Two imposTers iusT The same: IT you can bear To hear The TruTh you've spoken lwisTed by knaves To make a Trap Tor Tools, Or wa+ch The Things you gave your liTe To, broken, And sToop and build 'em up wiTh worn-ouT Tools: IT you can make one heap oT all your winnings And risk iT on one Turn OT piTch-and-Toss, And lose, and sTarT again aT your beginnings And never breaThe a word abouT your loss: IT you can Torce your hearT and nerve and sinew To serve your Turn long aTTer They are gone, And so hold on when There isvnoThing in you ExcepT The will which says To Them: l-lold on! IT you can Talk wiTh crowds and keep your virTue, Or walk wiTh Kings-nor lose The common Touch, If neiTher Toes nor loving Triends can hurT you, IT all men counT wiTh you, buT none Too much: IT you can Till The unTorgiving minuTe WiTh sixTy seconds' worTh oT disTance run, Yours is The EarTh and everyThing ThaT's in iT, And-which is more-you'll GRADUATE, my son!

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