To My Caregiver

Not many know the road you’ve walked

or understand its burden

Not only your own trials do you lift

but mine you daily share in

The endurance you have lifts me up

when my strength is taken away

The weaker I get, the more you bear

to remind me that there is hope today

Pain and sickness are my companions

but you soothe them with your song

When I was at my lowest place

you were my joy amidst the storm

The more my pain became unbearable

the more you showed me love

Though I was not always able to show you

how grateful that I was

Others may not understand

what we have been through together

Misunderstood and devalued

is the work of a caregiver

But my heart knows and can’t forget

the debt of love I owe

To the one who didn’t let me bear

this burden all alone

©️ Hope Reins in Texas 2026