The Carer
The Carer
We often go unnoticed yet we’re present every day,
we do it for our love ones without the need for pay.
We watch the many changes and endure the painful aches,
we never turn our backs though, but the cycle never breaks.
We cry for what’s now missing and for us, it’s quite a lot,
we crave those special moments, the memories that we’ve got.
We cherish any contact or a voice that calls our name,
we wouldn’t sit in judgement or try to issue blame.
We shield the vulnerability and stand for what is right,
we are on call all the hours whether daytime or the night.
We never ask for glory, or the grandeur of great fame,
we do it from compassion and it’s here we will remain.
We don’t want to be invisible with no voice to call our own
we are not just someone’s carer to be left to fend alone.
We need to know we’re valued by society once more,
we only seek acknowledgement and not to be ignored.
Teresa Harrison-Best
© 2020
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