Will the Real You Please Stand Up

This powerful poem is a beautiful testament to being who you are each and every day and being that person who can look in the mirror and smile back at the reflection.  When we own who we are (the good, the bad, and everything in between), we can choose what we hold onto, what we attempt to change, and what we grow and develop. Who are you out in public, with your friends and family, alone with your thoughts?  

The Man in the Glass

By Peter Dale Wimbrow Sr.  

If 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 man has to say 

For it isn't a man's father, mother or wife 
Whose judgment upon him must pass 
The fellow whose verdict counts most in his life 
Is the man staring back from the glass 

He's the fellow to please, never mind the rest 
For he's with you clear up to the end 
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test 
If the man in the glass is your friend 

You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years 
And get pats on the back as you pass 
But your final reward will be heartache and tears 
If you've cheated the man in the glass