By Derrick Brown (follow on Twitter @dbrowndbrown)
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Dear Hannah,
my joy comes from
understanding why i was born
and what i need
to do before i die
and that even when
things are shaky
and folk are real "fakey"
i know who my
folk are
listen ...
understanding why i was born
and what i need
to do before i die
and that even when
things are shaky
and folk are real "fakey"
i know who my
folk are
listen ...
Love,
Daddy
Daddy
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By Derrick Brown
1-12-2024
[COMMENTARY 1]
my joy comes from
understanding why i was born
and what i need
to do before i die
and that even when
things are shaky
and folk are real "fakey"
i know who my
folk are
listen ...
[VERSE 1 - real friends hold you
accountable ... and "hold you down"]
[1-8]
i walk a lonesome road
but not alone, you see
_somebody's_close_enough_
to_keep_a_steady_hand_on_me_
_somebody's_close_enough_
to_speak_up_on_who_I_can_be_
_somebody's_close_enough_
to_offer_up_a_prayer_for_me_
_voice_of_reason_in_
this_ocean_of_insanity
'hold_a_mirror_to
the_truth_that'll_humble_me_
_not crumble me
'cause fumbles see
immaculate recovery
discovery
[9-16]
'what_it_means_to_accept_
_accountability
'ppreciate_having_someone_
_watching_over_me'
_unleash_the_power_
_in_this_tower_of_ability'
'stability'
is the key'
'and_the_fiber_of_my_skills_
_and_capability
'never_sleep_if_i_can_keep_
a_steady_grind_then_we'
make_a_break'that_can_take_
_us_where_we_need_to_be
high_above_the_fray_and_
farther_than_the_eye_can_see
[END VERSE 1]
[COMMENTARY 2]
my joy comes from
believing that even if
all is not well
it will be
and that I am not
defined by my circumstances
but rather by my response
listen ...
[VERSE 2 - respond well
to cirsumstances]
[1-8]
even_if_it_all_falls_down
make sure you stand up
'go 'head and fess up
when ya mess up
'miss a layup
'make sure you stay up
if_ya_get_another_shot
'go head and bless up
now if ya stress_up'
make sure you calm down'
'when_ya_heated_please_
control_yourself_and_stand_down
keep_ya_guard_up_when_that
_trouble_starts_to_come_round
remember: "hand down ...
... man down"'
[9-16]
_keep_ya_dribble_alive'
_find_the_right_shot
when_you_believe_my_man'
yes you can'
can't_nobody_knock_ya_hustle_
_when_you_understand_
distribution's_the_solution_
_find_the_open_man'
if_it_falls_apart_and_
_doesn't_go_the_way_you_plan
take_it_to_the_hole_
_like_you_in_total_command_
_like_you_the_sole_soul
elevated_on_demand'
'concentrated_dedicated_
_to_the_matter_at_hand
[END VERSE 2]
[COMMENTARY 3]
my joy comes from knowing
that my children's children
will reap everything I sow
and grow
and that I changed what I could
accepted what I could not
and told my own story
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).
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