Carers Journey

You rise before the sun,  

Gathering fragments of yourself,

Left scattered by yesterday's fatigue - Emotional journey of carers.

Each day,

A mountain to climb,  

With no summit in sight.  

Your hands blister,  

Your heart aches,

Your mind a labyrinth, 

Of forgotten dreams.

You lift others,

While your own wings,

Weigh heavy,

Tethered to the ground.

The silent warriors,

Unseen, uncelebrated,  

And still,

The world turns its back.

You whisper your needs,

Into a void - 

Challenges they face.

Societal neglect, 

A ghost that haunts, 

The corridors of your being,

Rendering you invisible.

Yet your love,

Carves rivers,

Through stone.

The paradox:  

You care until you can't,

Then become the one,

Needing care.

Your strength turned inside out,

The heart that gave,

Now breaking.

 

Persistence is your anthem,

A melody unsung.  

But it echoes in the chambers,

Of those who know,

The price of giving all.

Unpaid carers,

Your sacrifice is an altar, 

Where humanity should kneel,

And offer more than just,

A fleeting thought.

Let the world see,  

The heroes cloaked in everyday.