By Derrick Brown (follow on Twitter @dbrowndbrown)
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Dear Hannah,
we can both reach
the finish line
by helping each other
train and pace
to run our own race
but to run it right
we need to both pack light
to push some major freight
and pull our own weight
so hang in there when it
doesn't go your way
hang in there when you have
to say "bye bye" sometimes
to people, places, habits,
and ideas that hinder
more than they help
sometimes you have to
see it through
... and sometimes you have
to see through it ...
Love,
Daddy
we can both reach
the finish line
by helping each other
train and pace
to run our own race
but to run it right
we need to both pack light
to push some major freight
and pull our own weight
so hang in there when it
doesn't go your way
hang in there when you have
to say "bye bye" sometimes
to people, places, habits,
and ideas that hinder
more than they help
sometimes you have to
see it through
... and sometimes you have
to see through it ...
Love,
Daddy
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"LEarning (Hang In There (See It Through, See Through It))"
By Derrick Brown
12-8-2017
my man ...
we can both reach
the finish line
by helping each other
train and pace
to run our own race
but to run it right
we need to both pack light
to push some major freight
and pull our own weight
so hang in there when it
doesn't go your way
hang in there when you have
to say "bye bye" sometimes
to people, places, habits,
and ideas that hinder
more than they help
sometimes you have to
see it through
... and sometimes you have
to see through it ...
hear me now ...
---
(VERSE 1 - Leadership WETLL)
my will is strong
I kinda don't belong
won't sing no sad song
'bout how they do me wrong
the road is long
ambition misleads
and pride - it precedes
this often proceeds
to some misreads
and some misdeeds
and some false creeds
and some false feeds
and some tall weeds
that choke some good seeds
8
start some nosebleeds
and some stampedes
which only succeeds
in culture that breeds
'excessive speeds
"okey doke" impedes
while the real needs
never get the heeds
wise man concedes
ain't no "guaranteeds"_
tough choices - yes, indeeds
duty that exceeds
sometimes he rereads
(reconsiders)
sometimes he proofreads
(scrutinizes)
sometimes he intercedes
(intervenes on one's behalf)
sometimes he supersedes
(takes over)
sometimes he recedes
(falls back)
sometimes he secedes
(leaves)
... and says "goodbye"
(CHORUS)
... but hang in there
(VERSE 2 - Building Partnership Synergy WETLL)
maybe we keep our eyes
on the wrong prize
it's hard to realize
masterful disguise
ancestor cries
still we rise
even tho the m.o.
oversimplifies
"woe is me" sighs
delays and denies
chit-chat that I despise
schemes, compromise_
group_think, soul ties
delusion - big lies
confusion - supersize
pies in the skies
8
here come the good guys
secret agent spies
your true allies
"surprise! surprise!"
build what you devise
investigate the "whys"
know_what_they_com-prise
'test and then revise
improve then reprise_
LEarn then apprise
advise and strategize
incorporate replies
shop the best buys
stock up the supplies
knowledge that applies
is healthy, wealthy, wise
(CHORUS)
... hang in there, bo - they comin'
(VERSE 3 - Marketing & Outreach WETLL)
trying to connect
ideas and intellect
with folks who can respect
can deflate and deject
your work will self-select_
those_who_will come correct
divide and then dissect
your cause and its effect
yea_it's_far_from perfect
but you're an architect
adjust and redirect
align and intersect
with groups who recollect_
dialogue and retrospect
consider and inspect
each_angle_n_aspect
8
take it to the stage
use the crowd to gauge
approaches that engage
cats of a different age
on the same page
but with a different flow
OK - if that's the case
give 'em a different show
they'll tell you when to "go"
they'll tell you when to "whoa"
friends - not your foe
their insight helps you grow
go and get your dough
reap all you sow
'prosper_even_though
own and never owe
(CHORUS)
... hang on in there
(VERSE 4 - Opportunity, Preparation, and Creativity WETLL)
ever ready
ever steady
don't know who or when
but I'm prepared to win
let me tell you though
the price of my thorough
sometimes a status quo
losses help me grow
but they hurt me yo
hard to let it go_
sorrow can lay you low
sap all of yo gusto
I make it work for me
'cause losing twice can be
victory recipe
once I take time to see
8
all ideas are great
ideas regenerate_
destined for greater fate
some others have to wait
my ace up in the hole
is my creative soul
and my creative space
and creative control
'cause when I'm in the lab
production is the goal
nothing is discarded
just assigned a role
one track might help me rock
another helps me roll
another breaks me down
another makes me whole
(CHORUS)
... but they all help me
hang in there
(EPILOGUE)
I have travelled a long road,
and have miles to go before I sleep.
My creative process is fueled by
wisdom, positive vibes and encouragement ...
but also by responding to adversity.
I shared my process today ...
It's no secret that my greatest
struggles and triumphs
emanate from the same focuses ...
Leadership
Building Partnership Synergies
Marketing and Outreach
Identifying and Responding to Opportunities
I believe that I win more
than I lose, and I believe
that I will reap well if I
faint not.
So I hang in there.
I see it through.
... and, I am learning how
to see through it - because
sometimes it is necessary.
I hope that makes sense.
Selah.
About Derrick Brown (Standup Storyteller)
I am Keisha's husband, and Hannah's father.
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
