I saluted a nobody. <br />I saw him in a looking-glass. <br />He smiled--so did I. <br />He crumpled the skin on his forehead, frowning--so did I. <br />Everything I did he did. <br />I said, "Hello, I know you." <br />And I was a liar to say so. <br /> <br />Ah, this. looking-glass man! <br />Liar, fool, dreamer, play-actor, <br />Soldier, dusty drinker of dust-- <br />Ah! he will go with me <br />Down the dark stairway <br />When nobody else is looking, <br />When everybody else is gone. <br /> <br />He locks his elbow in mine, <br />I lose all--but not him.<br /><br />Carl Sandburg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/chicago-poet/
