The Face in The Mirror

[kite]

When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf
and the world makes you king for a day,
just go to a mirror and look at yourself
and see what that reflection will 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 may think you a straight shootin chum
and call you a wonderful guy
but the person in the glass says you're only a bum
if you can't look yourself straight in the eye.

you are the person to please; never mind all the rest,
for that person's with you to the end;
and you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
if the person 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 heartaches and tears
if you've cheated the one in the glass.

Author Unknown