those that will never lack

we admire the hard worker.

the man

behind the plow,

the man on the roof,

the woman

with her hammer,

her iron,

her apron on.

the night workers.

the late shift.

the early risers.

the thirty year men.

nose to the grindstone.

standing at the factory machine.

we admire

the dirt, the crust of them.

the bloodshot eyes,

the broken fingers,

the bent backs.

we admire the over time,

the weekends,

those that push

through the heat of summer,

the ice of winter,

those that will themselves

forward, those who will

never lack.