The Man in the Glass

I can't tell with these new CamSoda adds..

If I am going to be watching some cam porn or an MMA fight.?

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How dumb.

I could see how it sounds cool when you’re like 18 and living at home though.
 
Reads like an excuse of a parent who has to go live his/her dream.

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heard this the first week of boot camp years and years ago and it always stuck with me. hadn't read it in a while but I did today and thought I'd share it with sherbros


The Man In The Glass
Peter Dale Wimbrow Sr.


When you get what you want in your struggle for self
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, or mother, or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.

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 difficult, dangerous test
If the man in the glass is your friend.

You may 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.
Me and that guy used to be bros. Now half the time we stare at each other with contempt.
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heard this the first week of boot camp years and years ago and it always stuck with me. hadn't read it in a while but I did today and thought I'd share it with sherbros


The Man In The Glass
Peter Dale Wimbrow Sr.


When you get what you want in your struggle for self
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, or mother, or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.

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 difficult, dangerous test
If the man in the glass is your friend.

You may 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.

I have that poem framed and hanging in my office. My dad gave it to me about four years ago. It hung in his office for his entire career.
 
I have that poem framed and hanging in my office. My dad gave it to me about four years ago. It hung in his office for his entire career.
That's a great idea. I just got a chop saw and was thinking I'd try to make a picture frame. what perfect timing. thank you kindly sir. I will report back when it's done.

Lol I can just see it on my wall instead of bumping this thread a hundred times.

I'll still probably bump it
 
Back when I was a punk I spent a few months in jail. While I was there I never had a mirror to see myself .when I got out I went home went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. I just stared at myself and it was like I was looking at a stranger. It's odd how you can forget yourself
 
very nice...

...here's one...

We's Smart Right?

Knavery not seen
and saw only too late
how naive we are
 
Nice sentiment, but the poem is a bit trite...
 
came in thread ready to mock whatever the thread was about, but was surprisingly moved by the poem

I'm going to eat pizza and reflect on this
 
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