Introduction
This poem was written in dedication to the one of the core pillars upon which Alpha Phi Alpha was built, Brotherhood.
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems an uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit—
“Rest if you must, but don't you quit.”
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow—
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.