Pulling weeds is a mundane task
but necessary
Running a brush through your four-year-olds hair
doesn't often garner recognition
Who is there to see the mentally-ill man
you allow to sit at your kitchen table in the evenings
and eat your leftovers?
Does the mention that you live with your aging grandfather
impress people at a social event
as much as the letters behind your name?
There is so rarely applause
for the kindnesses that go unseen
and unpublicized on Facebook
And as you stand on your porch
and look at the lives around you
ask yourself this:
Am I taking care of the flowers in my own back yard
or leaving them to wither and die?
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