This is for the benchwarmers.
This is for the students with parents who don't understand
that the alphabet continues after the letter A.
This is for those who work multiple jobs,
and for those who don't work at all.
This is for the couples who divorce after twenty years of marriage.
This is for the play-ground bullies, and what they are afraid of.
This is for the readers and the teachers;
the preachers and the believers.
This is for the class clowns that go home and hear nothing but put downs.
This is for you.
This is for the loners,
the stoners,
and the fraudulent business owners.
This is for the thieves whose kids just need something to eat.
This is for the happy eyes,
and this is for every time they've cried.
This is for the lonely leaders.
This is for the picky eaters.
This is for the worriers,
and this is for the warriors.
This is for you.
This is for the over protective parents
and the absentee parents.
And this is for their children.
This is for the hood-wearers, the back row occupiers...
and their silent cries for help.
This is for the OCDs,
ADDs,
PTSDs,
and everybody else
who is constantly struggling.
This is for the high school dropouts,
the childhood dropouts,
the college dropouts,
the family dropouts,
the love dropouts,
and the life dropouts.
And this is for everyone.
We're just doing our best.
Shake the dust.
