After suffering defeat, launching an attack on oneself is necessary, as this remains the only way left to achieve victory.

When everything in the outer world crumbles and defeat stares us in the face, the poet suggests that the battle must turn inward. Conquering one's own ego, illusions, and frailties becomes the only meaningful triumph left once the world has brought us low. It is a poignant, paradoxical reflection on self-reckoning, showing that sometimes the only way to win is to confront and master yourself.