poem by dale wimbrow.........

When you get what you want in your struggle for self
> And the world makes you king for a day,
> Just go to a mirror and look at yourself
> And see what THAT face has to say.
>
> For it isn't your father or mother or spouse
> Whose judgment upon you must pass;
> The person whose verdict counts most in your life
> Is the one staring back from the glass.
>
> Some people might think you are a straight-shootin'
chum
> And call you a wonderful guy or gal,
> But the face in the glass says you're only a bum
> If you can't look it straight in the eye.

> That's the one you must please, never mind all the
rest,
> For that's the one with you clear up to the end.
> And you know you have passed your most dangerous
test
> If the face in the glass is your friend.

> You may fool the whole world down the pathway of
life
> And get pats on your back as you pass,
> But your final reward will be heartache and tears
> If you've cheated the face in the glass.
>
> ~ Dale Wimbrow