The Guy In the Glass

When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself
And see what that guy has to say.

For it isn't your mother, your father or wife
Whose judgments, on you most pass.
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.

He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest
For he's with you clean to the end
And you've passed your most dangerous and difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.

You may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum
And think you are a most wonderful guy
But the guy in the glass says you are a bum
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.

You may fool the whole world down the path way of years
And get pats on the back as you pass
But the final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you have cheated the guy in the glass.