THE TRUE STARS

They are not the celebrities we celebrate,
Or the divas we admire,
Neither are they the media personalities we adore,
Nor the rich and famous we exalt,

Hidden from the cameras they are,
Far from the spotlights they remain,
The unrecognized of the media, they exist as,
And unknown to fame they continue,

They were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths,
Or conceived into royalty,
Neither were surrounded by an opulence of wealth at  their delivery,
Nor drenched in riches upon their arrival into this world,

But they are the hands behind the scenes,
The stars that shine from the darkest clouds,
The ones with a purpose for which they live,
And the true heroes of our generation,

They are those that weathered the storms of congenital defects and lineal disabilities,
To rise to the top and remained humble,
The actual movers and shakers of our world,
The ones that teach the little classes that produce the biggest presidents,
The ones that work the dirty jobs in the tunnels to put up the bright lights,
The ones that make the most impact in their communities,
They are the pillars of the downtrodden and the helping hand of the destitute of the society,
They are those with a big heart for humanity and the souls of men,
Those who go to any length to save a life, and salvage a soul,
Those, folks, are the real stars!