Help me find a poem from a real poet about how bad guys lose and the good guy wi

Question: Help me find a poem from a real poet about how bad guys lose and the good guy wins!?

I need to find a poem that has a meaningful connection to the book, Hope was Here by Joan Bauer!. It can be about how the good guy wins, or how you should appreciate life and live it to its fullest!. Or it could be about a strong independent girl who puts up with a lot!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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This is a tough one!.!.!.first of all, the premise that good guys always win is a false one!. As far as how you should live life to its fullest, well, there are hundreds of poems that provide that recommendation!. What you might try is something in between!.!.!.!.The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (by Edward Fitzgerald) is a 75 stanza poem, but there are parts you could easily quote, dealing with the transcient nature of man, such as "Fill the cup and in the flower of spring the winter garment of repentence fling, the bird of time has but a little way to fly, and lo, the bird is on the wing"!. There are many verses in that specific poem that you might find inspiring or at least parallel the concept you want to mirror from the book!. You can find the poem, in its entirety, for free on the web!.Www@QuestionHome@Com