A Whole New World

                        Books amaze me. The way a single book, a single chapter, a single page, a single line can turn my life upside down is the most baffling thing. The impact words can create is breathtaking. When I advise or rather urge a non reader to pick up a book, I want them to understand the urgency with which I speak. For everyday passing without a novel in hand, is a day half lived. It doesn't make a difference as to what you read. What counts, the only thing that counts is that you open the pages of something that opens your mind to a whole new world and captures your heart like none other can.

“The Guy in the Glass” by Dale Wimbrow.

When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
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 Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgment upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.

He’s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he’s with you clear up to the end,
And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.

You may be like Jack Horner and “chisel” a plum,
And think you’re a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.

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 heartaches and tears
If you’ve cheated the guy in the glass.

I totally heart this poem. ^_^ Its super awesome stuff!!