Open your eyes

The danger is, when you become too self absorbed,
You forget about those quiet people who never make themselves heard.
You forget about the ones that plod along, day after day,
As you are busy with the things that are going around in your head.
Insignificant things in comparison.
Because they are always a constant,
Those quiet ones in the corner of your eye,
You don't feel the need to pay a close eye on them,
Because they are the dependable ones, the ones who never complain.
So when the news comes that something isn't right,
That actually, they haven't been coping as well as you thought,
Your head hangs in shame as you think of what you could have been doing for them.
Simple things, like spending an hour after school with them,
Going over to make dinner on a weekend,
Just sitting with them and talking.
Things that could have been done so easily.
The people closest to you always fall under your radar,
As you worry about those far away, as you worry about yourself.
The saddest thing is, you don't notice until the damage
has been done.