What do you see in the mirror?

I love this poem, one of the many that J has shared with me over our years together. it is called....

"The man in the mirror"

When you get what you want in your struggle for self,

And the world makes you long for a day,

Just go to the mirror and look at yourself,

And see what THAT man has to say.

For if it is not your father or mother or wife

Whose judgment upon you must pass.

The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life

Is the one staring back in the glass.

Some people might think you are a straight shootin' chum

and call you a wonderful guy,

But the man in the glass says you're only a bum,

If you can't look him straight in the eye.

He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest,

For he's with you dear up to the end.

And you have passed your most dangerous, difficult test

If the guy 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 have cheated the man in the glass.

Peter "Dale" Wimbrow Sr.