Introduction
This poem was written in dedication to the one of the core pillars upon which Alpha Phi Alpha was built, Brotherhood.
The test of a man is the fight that he makes,
The grit that he daily shows,
The way he stands upon his feet,
And takes life's numerous bumps and blows.
A coward can smile when there's naught to fear,
And nothing his progress bars,
But it takes a man to stand and cheer,
While the other fellow stars.
It isn't the victory after all,
Bur the fight that a Brother makes.
A man when driven against the wall,
Still stands erect and takes the blows of fate.
With his head held high,
Bleeding and bruised and pale,
Is the man who will win and fate defied,
“For he isn't afraid to fail!”