When Confronting Tough Times Poem by Hebert Logerie

When confronting and experiencing tough times,
That’s when you know who your friends are.
When you are broke with no dollars, no dimes;
When you are struggling, fighting an internal war;
That’s when you know the true meaning
Of family members: brothers and sisters.

When you’re facing judge, jury and a calamity of rumors;
When alone at night, you’re trying to avert disasters;
Fighting the system and standing like a nerd, in the ring,
In front of a raging bull or a prowling tiger, which can wring
Your neck and eat your soul; annihilate you in a matter of a second;
You feel weak and wet; you’re being tossed in a pond
Infested of alligators, snakes and other predators,
Hell is your destination; you see no light of hope;
You are caput and done; forget about dope,
It can compound the problems; the creatures,
Around you, seem to be alive and real;
You cannot breathe comfortably, you feel
That you are dead, discouraged to fight the war;
That’s when you know who your friends are.

When you are broke, with no dollars, no dimes,
When confronting and experiencing tough times,
That’s when you know who your relatives are.