Man in the MIRROR

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 man has to say.

For it is not your father or mother or wife or boss whose judgment upon you must pass.
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life is the one staring back from the mirror.

Some people may think you a straight shooting chum and call you a wonderful guy.
But the man in the mirror says you are only a bum, if you can't look him straight in the eye.

He is the fellow to please, never mind all the rest, for he is with you clear up to the end.
And you have passed your most dangerous, difficult test if the man in the mirror is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of life and get pats on your back as you pass.
But the final reward will be heartaches and tears, if you have cheated the man in the mirror.

- Dale Wimbrow