Standing in your shadow
On the side of your umbrella when it rains
Drenched by the rain that falls
But you will not share your umbrella
Because you wish them to go away
In the empty stands before you
Even at the practice field with you each day
Sun glaring as they watch intensely
Viewing the disgust on your face
Yet they still stay
The day you finally make it
This person comes to you and says they are proud
You look straight past them
They are nothing to you
And walk to your friends with a smile
But one day they will walk away too
Their effort will just die
Because they will question incessantly
Why support someone
Who views you as poison to their eyes
And when that day finally comes
That will be the day that you truly see
That sometimes the ones who supported you the most
Are but strangers
And not the few friends that you keep
So I pray that you open your eyes
And see the crusaders before you
For sometimes the ones pushing you forward in life
Are the ones you barely know
And who are also undervalued by you
They believed in you
Even when some of your friends did not
So appreciate your supporters
And thank them
Because sometimes they are all you got
“Sometimes the ones who support you the most are the people who are not closest to you. Always be kind to these individuals because if they are taken for granted you may see that how many truly support you are less than you though.” -Monica Renata
