Great poem- Invictus by william ernest. Out of the night that covers me, Black. Subscribe to my blog! Great poem- Invictus by william ernest. Out of the night that covers me,. Black as the Pit from pole to pole,. I thank whatever gods may be. In the fell clutch of circumstance. I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance. My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears.