Wednesday, December 13, 2006

One of my favourite poems..

The Man In the Glass
By Dale Wimbrow By Dale WBy Dale Wimbrow 1934
When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf
When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf
and 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 isn't your Father ,Mother or Wife
For it isn't your Father, Mother or Wife
whose judgment upon you must pass
The fellows verdict that counts most in your life
is the one starring back from the glass
Some people might say your a straight shootin chum
Some people might say your a straight shootin chum
and call you a wonderful guy
but the man in the mirror says your only a bum
if you can't look him straight in the eye
He's the fellow to please never mind all the rest
He's the fellow to please never mind all the rest
for he's with you clear to the end
and you've passed your most dangerous test
if the man in the glass is your friend
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
and get pats on your back as you pass
but your final reward will be heart ache and tears
if you've cheated the man in the glass..

1 comment:

Meg said...

This is a good poem.. :)