All I ask

I do everything for you

While you take all the credit

I stand in the shadows

As you glisten in the sun

That’s the way things are done

And all I ask for

Is a simple thank you

I see your good, bad, and your ugly

But I still respect you

I know all your secrets

The terrible and some so good

I keep them from myself

Not to embarrass you

Our relationship is better than that

I work for you

You pay me good

Like you know you should

I shine your shoes and advise you on legal matters

I am a big book full of tricks

That you only get to see

All I ask for is a thank you

No raise is necessary

Money won’t fix this

Like you use for everything else

I am not like everyone else

I  should be special to you

I only want to do these things for you

No gives me life like you do

In the work I do

You let me in on everything

I am being doing this since I was young

Helping you is all I have ever done

You took me in

With no experience

You gave me a seat at the adult table

All I ask is for a simple thank you