A thread behind each corner,
And tougher is the race!
The death for man of honor
Is better than disgrace!
Life’s a distorting mirror,
With its unfair means.
He’d rather die like hero,
Than live on broken knees!
Life tosses, throws and throttles,
With frequent troughs and peaks.
Become for good immortal,
Is never choice of weak!
A man of honor