When you get what you want in your struggle for self <br />and the world makes you king for a day <br />Just go to the mirror and look at yourself <br />and see what that man has to say <br /> <br />For it isn't your father or mother or wife <br />who judgment upon you must pass <br />The fellow whose verdict counts the most in your life <br />is the one staring back from the glass <br /> <br />Some people may think you a straight-shooting chum <br />and call you a wonderful guy <br />But the guy in the glass says you're only a bum <br />if you can't look him straight in the eye <br /> <br />He's the fellow to please never mind all the rest <br />for he's with you clear up to the end <br />And you've passed your most dangerous difficult test <br />if the man in the glass is your friend <br /> <br />You may fool the whole world down the pathway <br />of life and get pats on the back as pass <br />But your final reward will be heartaches and <br />tears if you've cheated the man in the glass.<br /><br />Anonymous Americas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-man-in-the-glass-4/
