Strong Emotions-Invictus

JoeAnn B. (United States of America)
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  1. unbowed
    erect in posture
    Under the bludgeonings of chance
    My head is bloody, but unbowed.
  2. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
    In the fell clutch of circumstance
    I have not winced nor cried aloud.
  3. unconquerable
    not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome
    Out of the night that covers me,
    Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
    I thank whatever gods may be
    For my unconquerable soul.
  4. menace
    something that is a source of danger
    Beyond this place of wrath and tears
    Looms but the Horror of the shade,
    And yet the menace of the years
    Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
  5. loom
    a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
    Beyond this place of wrath and tears
    Looms but the Horror of the shade,
    And yet the menace of the years
    Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
  6. strait
    a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water
    It matters not how strait the gate,
    How charged with punishments the scroll.
  7. clutch
    take hold of; grab
    In the fell clutch of circumstance
    I have not winced nor cried aloud.
  8. wrath
    intense anger
    Beyond this place of wrath and tears
    Looms but the Horror of the shade,
    And yet the menace of the years
    Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
  9. shade
    relative darkness caused when sunlight is blocked
    Beyond this place of wrath and tears
    Looms but the Horror of the shade,
    And yet the menace of the years
    Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
  10. captain
    the leader of a group of people
    I am the master of my fate:
    I am the captain of my soul.
  11. master
    a person who has authority over others
    I am the master of my fate:
    I am the captain of my soul.
  12. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
Created on Tue Jun 15 15:10:08 EDT 2010 (updated Mon Aug 29 11:37:36 EDT 2011)

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