Derek Gincoo

Mind plays games

I’m constantly behind but  I’m in the lead running laps  around people at a constant speed  and I refuse to fall  depicting the illusions on the wall  staring at the pictures in my room  reaching for the riches on the moon  I pick up the pieces to My Broken Heart  I pick up the pieces

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Wake up call

It’s like anger and anxiety can’t be combated with stress and sobriety  and it’s really conflicting with what’s inside of me  and I’m really sick and tired of this racist Society  yall looking for answers and didn’t even ask a question  and then look at me crazy when I’m steadily guessing  it’s one thought one

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Sleeping in the Common Area

Sleepless night of tossing and turning,  mind racing and stomach churning,  sweat keeping me up from upcoming events,  the couch is uncomfortable and the cushions are extremely dense,  it’s like sleeping on stones knowing that in reality I’m all alone,  conversations over the phone spoken loud enough to hear through the door,  words that cut

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LIES

L/L is for love/ the love that you showed to me/ the love and effort you put toward your deceit I/ I is just that/ I was the one played for a fool/ I was the only one blinded from the truth E/ E is for everyone/ everyone only sees this fake image of yourself

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So much to do

I need to open up/  things went right in the wrong direction/  too many nightmares turned into reality/  while I didn’t step up I missed the blessing/  but my dreams inspire my mentality/  I’m more than unstable/  it’s so easy to knock my problems off the table/  sweep it under the rug like it’s going

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Why is it…

Why is it that we hurt the ones that love us the mostWhy is it that after, we want to hold them closeWhy is it that we drag them through our bullshitWhy is it that when they can’t take it anymore, we lose itWhy is it that when we leave for good, we end up

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Who’s Paying Attention

There’s too many rainy days in my sunny forecast,  there’s too many things that I’ve started that won’t last,  there’s too many stops on my worn brake pads,  every day it seems to be more of the same,  and everyday i try to maintain,  but every similar issue has its differences,  and every different solution

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WTF is Kelly Doing

Buzz…buzz…buzz. The cell phone vibrates on the bedside table. Kelly reaches over and grabs the phone. With sleep in her eyes, Kelly struggles to see why her phone is vibrating. Kelly sees that it’s her alarm and Kelly’s heart starts racing and Kelly jumps up out of bed. Her adrenaline is pumping and she is

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