Shitty Advice

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Derrick Riemer

Don’t wanna hear your two cents, you can keep your petty change
My path of life requires you to stay inside your lane

Unsolicited instruction is what seems to be your M O
A welcome interruption? Think my answer would be N O

If I wanted your opinion, I would probably ask your for it
Unprompted is your input, so I’ve chosen to ignore it

You’re always in my courtroom, you’re a judge and you’re a witness
Through trials and tribulations wish you’d try to mind your business

The soapbox that you speak from doesn’t look to be so sturdy
It’s best to use its contents, cause your guidance feels dirty

I’ve seen you live another way, you are a hypocrite
It never matches what you say, so your advice is shit

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The Feels

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Derrick Riemer

Perceivably Indifferent
Visually Bare
Observably Hidden
Clearly Naked
Noticeably Silent
Optically Void
Significantly Empty
Distinctly Absent
Actively Deserted
Undeniably Vacant
Recognizably Crushed
Markedly Unfulfilled
Obviously Frustrated
Evidently Abandoned
Temporarily Gone
Permanently Missed

The Feels

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A Short Story

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Derrick Riemer

My favorite book is the one about you
I open it often and thumb my way through

The start of  this tale, indeed so suspicious
To good to be true, publication factitious

No doubt in my mind that my heart felt the friction
Of deep souls aligned, so I labeled it fiction

When love comes so easy, so simple, abstract
The moment can’t handle or see the impact

So this book I’ll carry with me by my side
And treasure the who, what, when, where, and why

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Sudden Impact

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Derrick Riemer

Underestimated feels
Are what’s impacting me
Never thought your words or voice
Would stir such energy

In regulated daily life
My one welcome distraction
Cuts melancholy with a knife
And brings me satisfaction

Who knew that these endorphins
That were buried for so long
Would rise from depths of weakness
In a short time to be strong

Thankful for the universe
Which manifested this
When I’m feeling at my worst
An unexpected bliss

I’ve now shared your experience
Your presence if you will
An aura of tranquility
A peaceful type of thrill

A soul awakened now has grown
And cannot be retracted
Em Yeu it seems this heart of mine
Is once again impacted

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“Depression” by Billy Medford

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Derrick Riemer

I’ve had enough of the indications
That it’s me you’re implicating
I’m sorry I’ve had enough of the syndications
Of commotion of emotions
That you put yourself thru till it starts a self implosion
Then act like I don’t know about depression
Stressing and suppression
Aggression and isolation
Cured by euphoric meditations
Who withdrew themselves from friends
Instead locked himself in a room full of meds
Taking way more of a dose than the label says
Trying to numb away the pain
Attained from the last 3 decades
I’ve been physically, mentally and emotionally abused
Beaten, broken, and used
Cut, bloodied, and bruised
But don’t think for a fuckin second
That I use this shit for a fuckin excuse
Fuck a mom and a dad
Fuckin brother I never had
Fuck a chance to look past
Don’t look back at what’s passed
Pardon the conduction
Of how I’m handling myself, this eruption
But I’m not jumpin to someone
Who seems to love all these compulsive disruptions
No fuckin wonder your love life’s in a zone of destruction!
A piece of shit baby father
A boyfriend who can’t seem to care or bother
And another dude on the side, who’s apparently tryna holler
2 of the 3 ain’t even worth the change for a fuckin dollar!
Don’t express how I don’t know what it’s like to be depressed
When you’ve never held your wrists with razors shakingly pressed
Contemplating the amount of pills till you need your chest compressed
Depression isn’t a game, nor a glorified contest
We don’t scream for attention
You’re whole demeanors that relection
We just yearn for some affection
Trying to subside this damn obsession
And break this whole connection
With this thing called depression
To break the connection is all on you
No excuses, no exceptions

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“Doin’ You” by Billy Medford

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Derrick Riemer

I’m feelin a lil older
And feelin a lil colder
Maybe not colder
Just sick of all the cryin
C’mon get up off my shoulder
Talkin bout all your problems
But showin no motivation to solve em
You tryin to take care of the fam
But your money don’t involve em
Talkin bout the lack of Quest
And no more unemployment checks
You say you’re doin your best
So when I call you out
You’re quick to get in your chest
Meanwhile I’m feelin blessed
For how my life’s been goin
Since I show no slowin
Of motion to my devotion
To take my life to a higher peak
You’re mouth does the talkin
Well I let my actions speak
You’re all tongue in cheek
I’m on the clock 65 hours a week
So take a seat and enjoy the view
And enjoy all my tax dollars that go to you
Cuz while I’m busy doin me…
I guess I’m also doin you

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Inspiration

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Derrick Riemer

Inspiration comes to me less than she did before
Actually she’s knocking, but I don’t answer the door
Complacent with the ordinary, so she goes ignored
Knowing in my heart of hearts that she’s a true reward

A bright spot in a life of storms, a rainbow in the sky
Colors undeniably the apple of my eye
Resistance to go chasing and I often wonder why
I watch her from a distance as her color fades goodbye

Thoughts devoid of action are becoming sentimental
Moments so one-sided will not ever reach potential
Two worlds collided is not merely accidental
Songs of inspiration in my life are instrumental

I let you in today, and here you are upon my paper
With me like a shadow, not dissolving like a vapor
You’re in my soul and in my bones, I know that this is true
And when those bones turn into ash, I know I’ll be with you
-My Inspiration

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USA TODAY

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Derrick Riemer

Sometimes we feel accepted
Sometimes we feel rejected
Sometimes we have two candidates that no one wants elected

Sometimes we tend to swerve
When someone strikes a nerve
And question those with titles that are marked protect and serve

Sometimes we kill each other
And black lives matter, brother
Sometimes we need to realize we all come from a mother

And if our generation
Sees the history of our nation
We’d come to realize we’re here because of immigration

From our children, we want more
So we teach them common core
Now “Parents just don’t understand,” just like it was before

Sometimes we scream for mercy
Our lives are topsy-turvy
But we’re the ones who are creating all this controversy

Sometimes we lose our way
In what we do and say
But we can change the headline of the USA TODAY

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“Love Does” by Kevin Sanders

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Derrick Riemer

Love does…
Things you never knew you could.
Won’t let you hate, but you know it should.

Love does…
Break things and make them better.
Put people first that really matter.

Love does…
Make you sick.
Makes things hard when the going’s thick.

Love doesn’t…
Question your religion.
Let you make those hard decisions.

Love doesn’t…
Just Fall apart.
Always happen from the start.

But…
Love will
Stay with you still forever near dearest to your heart.
Together or apart.
Stay with your souls.
So one should know that’s how love rolls.

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We Got This

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Derrick Riemer

(Co-written by Derrick Riemer and Billy Medford)

When troubles start to spoil our race
I know that we won’t quit
We’ll just keep on, pass the baton
Together we got this
We’ll be patients, practice patience
In this hospital of life
No emergency will shake us
Though we’re fractured, there’s no strife

Sometimes it’s easier said than done
And then, it’s said and done
Once an electrifying love
No longer leaves me feeling stunned
Empty promises followed
By recycled solutions
Only leave me wondering
What it is we’re still doing?

I told you that we got this
But still you want to doubt this
I’ll pray and look to heaven
Cause I know he will reroute this
Not just a piece of my heart
Cause he’s the peace in my heart
And he’ll keep us together
Even when we’re apart

I can feel the stress fractures
Because I continue to bend
And all I’ve come to know is loneliness
Even when we’re together in bed
Your words contradict your actions
I feel like I’ve been misled
And now it’s become an internal war
Between my heart and my head

I see your struggles trending
You wear them on your sleeve
Compassion is my fashion
And so I still believe
We’ll read this book together
The chapters of one soul
But we’ll need the whole story
To climb out of this hole

You continue to seek happiness
But you feel with me it’s belated
Then you place the blame all on me
And head off with your friend to get faded
It’s the same cards, just a different hand
We just found ways to replay it
Its like the deck was stacked against us
So all of this feels like it’s tainted

Seems like there’s no debating
This problem we’re creating
You think that we are fading
And I think we’re worth saving
It’s not the math that I envisioned
So tell me your decision
Multiplication and addition
Or subtraction and division

No matter what happens,
At the end of the day I want this
Maybe all the pain, struggle, and strife
Will become happiness and bliss
Maybe I need to take our trials and tribulations
With a grain of salt, rather than an iron fist
Because without you I’ve got nothing
But together, we got this

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