Behind the Curtain

Do you see me? Of course you don’t.

The people who do are few

And people rarely recognize

All the things that I do

I stand behind the curtain

Support in a quiet way

Encourage with a smile

Or a kind thing to say

I pick up the slack left to me

And do the work of two

I do the work without complaint

I do the work for you

Do you need to be alone?

I understand completely

But understand this right now

I’ll check on you discreetly

You have a question or problem?

You can always come to me

You can talk to me night or day

I won’t charge a fee

Are you too busy to visit me?

No time for your old pal?

I’ll change my own schedule

Even when you won’t, I shall

On the first day in the classroom

Everyone is new

But I’ll introduce myself first

If that’s better for you

You seem to be far too tired

Are you doing okay?

Feel free to open up and speak

Here your secrets will stay

In this story we call life

I’m rarely center stage

I’m thought of as simply nice

Until you read the last page

Only then do people see me

Seen behind the curtain

I might not have been the hero

But I’m the friend, that’s certain