The Person In The Mirror

When you get what you want in struggle for self,
And the world makes you person for a day.
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what THAT person has to say.

For it isn't your father, mother, husband or wife,
Who's judgment upon you must pass.
The person who's verdict counts in your life,
Is the one staring back from the glass.

He is the person to please, never mind all the rest,
For he is with you clear to the end.
And you've passed your most dangerous test,
If the person in the glass is your friend.

But your final reward will be heartache and tears,
If you have cheated THAT person in the glass.

[Author Unknown]