Bruises easily,
Hurts a lot,
Crumples under pressure
And is easily overlooked-
The supportive spouse
Who sacrifices for their partner,
The praying mother
Who spends her years on her knees
For her son,
The minimum wage worker who wakes up extra early
To give her all for a job
She really should be paid for.
These are the people
Who are often taken for granted
When hard decisions are being made,
The ones who we count on
To be there when no one else is,
The ones willing to be
Personally disfigured
For the sake of others.
The soft tissue of humanity,
The ones behind the scenes
The ones on the front lines
The ones in our corner
Cushioning the blows of reality-
Note them well
And treat them
With the tenderness
They deserve.
heartinscriber 