The Man In The Glass

By Peter Dale Wimbrow Sr.

When you get what you want in you struggle for self

And the world makes you king for a day,

Just go to the mirror and look at yourself

And see what that man has to say.

For it isn't you father or mother or wife

Whose judgment upon you must pass.

The felllow whose verdict counts most in your life

Is the one staring beack from the glass.

You may be like Jack Horner adn chisel a plum

And think you're a wonderful guy.

But the man in the glass says you're only a bum

If you can't look him straight in the eye.

He's the fellow to please - never mind all the rest,

For he's with ou clear to the end.

and you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test

If the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of yours

And get pats on the back as you pass.

But your final reward will be heartache and tears

if you've cheated the man in the glass.