How do you know where I’m going if you don’t know where I’ve been? Do you get where I’m coming from?
This was one of the poignant lines I remember James, from the 70s TV sitcom “Good Times,” saying when he faced the frustration of constant rejection and discrimination. It seemed like he couldn’t get a break just when he and his family needed it.
Many of us have felt this way like we could never get that “lucky break” just when we need it. If it ain’t one thing, it’s another, and we wonder how and if we’re going to make it and survive our current dilemma. It appears there is no easy way around it when all roads seem to lead to “No,” or “I’m sorry, there is nothing I can do” when they know they can do something to help.
Dignity
Searching for something
When all I have is nothing
Except this one thing.
© Kym Gordon Moore
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