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To A Coach
It’s the voice
The voice that echoes through the walls
Then reverberates back
Loud and clear
Encouraging yet comforting
The voice that motivates
That screams inside my head
The voice tells me to what to dream for
It’s the simple things like,
The smile when I feel like frowning
The high five when I feel like drowning
Repeating himself over and over
But never drawing thin
His boundless knowledge base
That helps me through every race
Spontaneous and amusing
But serious too
With his attitude of a champion
But mindset focused on learning
But sometimes the best laid schemes
Often go awry
And he is unchanged
In the face of disappointment
Where any normal person would admit defeat
His virtue of patience
For I know that I have none
To tell me it’s getting better
For waiting, another week, month, or year
For believing in me
Even when I don’t feel like believing in myself
For helping me along the way
Like a good coach should
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