You walk alone

If they answer not to thy call walk alone
If they are afraid and cower mutely facing the wall,
O thou unlucky one, open thy mind and speak out alone.

If they turn away, and desert you when crossing the wilderness,
O thou unlucky one, trample the thorns under thy tread, and along the blood-lined track travel alone.

If they do not hold up the light when the night is troubled with storm,
O thou unlucky one, with the thunder flame of pain ignite thy own heart and let it burn alone.


For the Bengali rendition of the poem by Bacchan, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHWzN0E8wj0&feature=related