Technical Difficulties

Written solely to serve as motivation/inspiration... hopefully, it's just what your doctor ordered for you! Happy reading...

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It’s been rough lately, hasn’t it? I can relate.
You’ve seen better seasons; you’re in terrible shape.
I know you, though. I know you’re built for greatness.
Of all people, surely you, can pull through; you can take this.
I’m a man of my word, and I promise after this message,
You’ll be back to your regularly programmed state
It’s just Technical Difficulties distracting you,
Making you forget that you’re great

Let me guess

You know you hustle harder than most,
But it seems you fade into the background
Passed over for promotion
By the lazy, the most known, even the class clown
You put a smile on in public,
But your heart’s bearing a frown
Being decent seems to prompt your descent
Away from your desired crown

I bet that

Maybe you’ve been throwing punches
That never seem to hit
Your next life step’s a puzzle
And you don’t know where the pieces fit
And you’re tired and you’re weary,
You’re thinking, “Damn, it might be time to quit”
The stuff that should matter most
Keeps getting misplaced amongst meaningless shi…

Or perhaps

Your latest setback was supposed to
“set up” up a comeback, but it had no ETA
You have grad school aspirations,
But don’t have the strongest GPA
The fiercest storm you’ve ever faced is brewing
And you feel the winds making you sway
You’re trying to get to higher ground
But things seem to hold you down and force you to stay

When folks look at you, when they cast their eyes up-on
Your very presence, do you ever hope they'll ask “What’s going on?”
You wear it well, don’t you? Hell, you’ve got to
Because who knows what others would do
If they knew
What you were going through
But I promise you, I definitely sympathize
I’m pressing on right next to you, bearing the same hungry eyes
So to those whose regular focus has been sidetracked,
These are just Technical Difficulties, I promise you’ll be right back

I feel you

I, too, am trying to make major moves
But keep feeling like people are cramping up My Space
So my thoughts are all aTwitter
Where even my family doesn’t seem to relate
And time is of the essence,
But I seem to be moving at just a snail’s pace
My Face looks up, but the Book of life
Seems to read to me, “Know your place”

I understand when you say

You’ve got more than enough haters,
But can never seem to find Love
It’s gotten so you sometimes feel abandoned
By even the Powers Above
And you give your all, but nothing you do
Ever seems to be enough
You’ve tried to be nice, but the people around you
Have made even your smoother edges rough

Need a Commercial Break? You’ve earned it, so take it
Feeling like you’ve reached the end of it?
You haven’t
I assure you, you’ll make it
Chasing ghosts and older siblings’ shadows?
Don’t let it phase you, just shake it
You’ve got the spirit of a warrior
Don’t ever let anyone break it

I see you struggling and believe me,
I promise you’re not alone
You’re not the only one feeling like you’re out of gas
When the goal is not that much farther up the road
But stick to it, don’t let what’s Technically Difficult
Allow your many rights to be overlooked amongst your wrongs
You’ve come so far; so don’t go out, GO HARD
It’s the Season Finale, and you, young one, were built to finish strong!
- Bradford J. Howard