I've been there.

 I know what it's like to suffer loss.

I know what's like to pay an inconceivable price.

I know all too well what that feeling is like.

I know how it feels to be counted out and overlooked.

I know what it's like to have victory seized.

I have felt the sting of betrayal.

I know what it's like when no one believes in you.

I know how it feels to go all the way down to zero. 

I know what it's like to walk all alone.

 I know what it's like to have an insatiable sense of longing.

I know what it's like to desire fitting in and belonging.

I know what it's like to be outcasted and shamed.

I know what it's like to be villafied and blamed.

I know what it's like to be judged.

I know how it feels to be given up on.

I have been to that sunken place.

I have stared directly into the abyss.

I have been broken into a million pieces and had those shards ground into a fine powder.

I've been their.

I can relate.

I know how it feels when no one cares.

I may not have any advice or a solution to help you get through....but I have been there too.

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HLH 2/18/21©

True path

 Sometimes the paths life takes us down does not always occur by choice but rather by fate.

We can not control what lies in wait on the other side of this door.

Sometimes it feels like we've been thrust into an internal  struggle for power....an all out war.

No opposing side is willing to stand down and then we somehow get caught in the cross fire. 

Each side tugging way at us. It begins to feel as if we're being ripped apart in different directions by each section of the opposing sides.

We can't escape it.

We can not hide.

All we can do is deal with it and adapt to it.

Any obstacles we encounter  along the path will only be a detourant to us if we give spend all our time thinking of it.

We all have the ability inside of us to rise above it.

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HLH 2/18/21©

 

Transparent enegma

Are you familiar with the old proverb about a tree making a sound when no one is around?

I am and It always has me wondering if it could be true.

 

That very same question can be posed about me or you.

Are you the same person even when none is looking?

You say your solid but will you fold under pressure?

You say your righteous but will you openly admit your sins?

You say you want equality for all but will you let just any one in?

You say your trust worthy but will you steal?

You say your genuine but are you real?

What type of secretes do you conceal under your progressive facade?

The truth is eternally convicting and piecers the ego like darts.

Sooner or later it will reveal everything that you do in the dark.

Are you truly who and what you say you are?

Do you really have good intentions?

Do you really have love in your heart?

Are you completely free from malice and slight?

 

Can you really walk it like you talk it?

If you are who you say you are then stop lurking in the shadows and step into the light.

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HLH 2/4/21©️

Flying colors.

 

Your not like everybody else.

Your purpose is much greater.

That's why everything is so difficult.

Your being tested.

On every new level you'll encounter a new devil.

The terrain will only get rougher from from here.

If you have courage and see it through then you'll surely persever.

You must suffer hardships and over come obstacles to prove that you can handle being blessed.

The challenges you face will make you great.

Success is your destiny.

Victory is your fate.

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HLH 7/4/21©️

 

Clutch

 Whose that one person that's always their for you no matter what?

Who has your back when the chips are down?

Who speaks highly of you no matter who they are around?

Who is that person that will defend your name until the bitter end?

Who will come through for with no hesitation.

Who is your clutch?

If you don't have one you better find one soon.

When you do find one be prepared to be their for them like they are their for you.

hallziespoetrycorner:Poetry with a passion. Poetry for all occasions ™️

HLH 12/17/21©️

Customer won'tserveus

 Exuse me.

 Can I help you find  something?

If you need some help just let me know.

Does that sound familiar?

Do those phrases ring any bells?

It should if your skin isn't pale.

It's a store moto that my people know all too well.

It's called retail racism commonly reffered to as shopping while black.

Every black person in world can relate to that.

Some retail outlets have us  targeted as soon as we set foot inside the store.

Then their shop minions stealthfuly track our every move in every aisle throughout the sales floor.

They slink around spying on us suspiciously.

Their just waiting for the opportunity to dial 911 maliciously.

Then after we notice the game that's being played they'll usually deploy a slick response followed up with some repartee. 

They'll usually say something along the lines of we didn't mean to offend. It's just that we've been encountering  a lot of shoplifters lately.

Then they'll go out of their way to provide the rudest shopping experience they possibly can.

They don't want us in their store.

They don't want our business.

They do not value us or our dollar and that's a fact.

They do this by design because they don't want us to come back.

The complaint process is a joke and the litigation process is hardly worth the effort to pursue. 

Why is it this way?

Why do they not believe we deserve common decency?

How long must we endure until we are properly serviced?

They'll accommodate an animal before they serve us.

hallziespoetrycorner:Poetry with a passion. Poetry for all occasions ™️

HLH 12/27/21©️