The Glass

When you get what you want in your struggle for self

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 is not your family whose judgement upon you must pass

The fellow who’s verdict counts most in your life

Is the one staring back from the glass

He is the fellow to please, never mind all the rest

For he is with you, clear to the end

And you have passed your most difficult and dangerous test, if the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years

And get pats on the back as you pass

But your final reward will be heart-ache and tears

If you cheated the man in the glass