Then fear crept in

Through what I could hear

Entered in me so much fear

Though success was so near

I doubted it to be a task I could bear

Easily to the chance came so dear

Wiping of the cheeks clean of any tear

I had to have a vision so clear

All mud on me they had to smear

When all asked was just a chance mere

Grimacing at me they could jeer

Then all around I found it so queer

Back then I had made known my request

My energies for reward I bequest

The zeal to earn was my only quest

All I wanted was to be lost as a guest