Category Archives: Poetry

Here I will keep the newer poems I have written and will continue to write. (October 2013-?)

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 … Continue reading →

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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 youI open it often and thumb my way through The start of  this tale, indeed so suspiciousTo good to be true, publication factitious No doubt in my mind that my heart felt the … Continue reading →

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Sudden Impact

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Derrick Riemer

Underestimated feelsAre what’s impacting meNever thought your words or voiceWould stir such energy In regulated daily lifeMy one welcome distractionCuts melancholy with a knifeAnd brings me satisfaction Who knew that these endorphinsThat were buried for so longWould rise from depths … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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Christmas Is

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Derrick Riemer

The time is drawing near Watch the calendar and clock Cause soon it will be here Merry Christmas from D Rock It’s not the decorations, or which ornaments are better It’s not about the snow outside, or all the colder … Continue reading →

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Puppet

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Derrick Riemer

Someone else controls your groove Pulls your strings for every move Now your life’s not what you choose You are just a puppet There’s not much that you can say Wanna leave but have to stay And it’s always been … Continue reading →

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Addicted

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Derrick Riemer

With you it’s bliss Like cannabis I’m high upon this weed It’s ecstasy When you’re with me I’m crashing when you leave You’re cocaine And I’m insane I need another fix Your LSD Is numbing me Give me another hit … Continue reading →

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Doormat

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Derrick Riemer

I believe that you have walked on me for far too long In times I know I’m right, you make me feel like I am wrong Naively I saw good in you, believed all of your lies Angel’s what I … Continue reading →

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