THE HEART OF A CAREGIVER

The heart of a caregiver is tender but strong.
Open and hopeful.
It is hope that is reborn daily
After nights of worry and little sleep.

The caregivers heart is capable of forgiveness
And friendship that knows no boundaries.
It breaks often but grows stronger
After each tear in it’s seams.

A caregiver’s heart can find answers
Where no one else can
And can give solace to even
The most tortured soul.

In the life of a caregiver ,
Many tears fall . Sometmes
Quietly and softly;
Sometimes with anger and confusion
That seems to force
Hot wet rivers of frustration down their cheeks.

A caregivers work is never done
And is often given with lots of
Love but little recognition.
Even when blame is everywhere
And all roads seem like deadends,
The caregiver stays on the job.

Because a careagivers heart is
A beautiful thing.
It loves without condition.
And it always sees what is possible
Rather than what it is a problem.

Leeza Gibbons,
Nov. 2008