06/05/2025
Finally realized that Adopting the Mamba Mentality transcends sports.
After the tragic passing of Kobe and Gianna Bryant, I had a vision. My son and I developed this idea for several years before we felt it was worth sharing. No More Deliberating. We hope it resonates in a meaningful way.
It also signifies the launch of our new website. www.DerrickDzine.com
**Sage:**
As a man walks through the park of his thoughts,
He becomes one with his wants,
Seeing successes in motives,
And thinking plans in poems.
Soaring above his doubts,
With his world on his shoulders,
This is where the narrative of a man’s character is quoted.
**Father:**
“My hope is, as she grows,
What my baby girl will come to know is
The 360-degree slam-dunking fact that molds her,
Because I’m on a journey to become what her grandmother told her.
I’m a good son, a good father,
A good uncle, a good brother,
A good lover of her precious mother.
I am a good man of faith
In all the good things my good God offers.
A good fighter, landing uppercuts and roundhouses
To the chin of the monsters in the closet;
Who would wish to stop us
From living the life I want her to live today and tomorrow.
Her mother is my guiding light,
That I’m a good partner.
I am a good leader when she needs me.
I'm a good note-taker when she’s teaching
Through her feelings,
How to listen deeply, even when she’s not speaking.
I'm a good employee,
And I'm an excellent boss of any responsibility I reside on top of.
I'm a good apologizer.
Baby, I’m sorry
For the times I didn’t want to own
The responsibility of being accountable
For my actions and their outcomes.
I ‘m a good scorer
When I’m…
In The Zone
Part 1
Full version continued on complimentary Poetry Palette-
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