They do a job that most of us forget has to be done.

A clean school is something we take for granted

since ours is always clean.

They’re in the bathrooms cleaning the counters

and refilling the soap dispensers.

They’re cleaning the floors and tables in the

cafeterias after lunch time.

They’re in the back cleaning the all of the dirty

plates and forks.

My appreciation for them is as great as the amount

of germs, they exterminate every day.

I get a taste of what it is like when I am told to

do the dishes.

And my gratitude grows stronger each time I have

to clean my bathroom.