The Man in the Glass

When you get what you want in your struggle for selfAnd the world makes you king for a dayJust go to the mirror and look at yourself

And see what that man has to say.

For it isn’t your father, or mother, or wifeWhose judgment upon you must pass

The fellow whose verdict counts most in your lifeIs the one staring back from the glass.

He’s the fellow to please – never mind all the restFor he’s with you, clear to the end

And you’ve passed your most difficult, dangerous testIf the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of yearsAnd get pats on the back as you pass

But your final reward will be heartache and tearsIf you’ve cheated the man in the glass.

- Dale Wimbrow

"OMUL DIN OGLINDA"scrisa de DALE WIMBROW :

Cand primesti ce doresti din aceasta lupta a vietiiSi lumea te face rege pentru o zi,Mergi la oglinda , uita-te la tineSi vezi ce are de spus celalalt.

Caci nu a tatalui ,a mamei sau a sotieiJudecata o asculti,Cel al carui verdict conteaza cel mai mult in viata Este cel care te priveste din oglinda.

Unii pot crede ca esti un tip norocos,Un om minunat,Dar omul din oglinda zice ca nu esti decat un prapadit,Daca nu-l poti privi drept in ochi.

El trebuie multumit, lasa-i pe altii,Caci el va ramane cu tine pana la sfarsit,Si ai trecut cel mai periculos si mai greu test,Daca omul din oglinda iti este prieten.

Poti sa pacalesti o lume intreaga pe parcursul anilorSi sa primesti multumiri din mers,Dar rasplata finala va fi lacrimi si durereDaca l-ai tradat pe omul din oglinda.