POEM OF THE DAY

*MAN in the GLASS*

When you get what you want in your 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 your Father or Mother of wife
Whose judgement upon you must pass,
The fellows verdict counts most in your life,
Is the one staring back from the glass.
Some people might think you're a straight-shooting chum
And call you a wonderful guy.
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum,
If you look him straight in the eye.
He's the fellow to please, never mind the rest
for he's with you clear to the end
And you've passed your most dangerous test
If the guy in the glass is your friend
You may feel the whole world down the pathway of years
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
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