"The Man in the Glass"
 

When you get what you want

In the struggle of life

And the world makes you

King for a day

Then go to the mirror

And look at yourself

And see what the man

Has to say.

 

For it isn't the man's father,

Mother or wife

Whose judgement upon

Him must pass.

The fellow whose verdict

Counts most in his life

Is the man staring back

Through the glass.

 

He's the fellow to please

Never mind all the rest

For he's with you right

Up to the end

And you've passed your most

Difficult test in life

If the man in the glass

Is your friend.

 

You can fool the whole world

Down the pathway of life,

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.

 

Anon

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