Derek Gincoo

Never have I been religious But something has kept me going It doesn’t stop me from being suspicious But am I hurt by not knowing Like is this the path I’m supposed to be on Or am I moving in the wrong direction Are things supposed to go wrong for this long Or have I […]

I’m up late af,  sleepless and tired,  my thoughts racing,  keeping me wired,  am I supposed to be here,  where am I supposed to go,  I just want to be clear,  I really don’t know,  swaying back and forth from dreams to reality,  reality back to dreams,  this life has taken hold of me,  got

Shit really be good until it isn’t,  this many years trapped in my life,  I’d probably be better off in prison,  you held the keys to my freedom,  dropped them down the disposal claiming I didn’t need em,  letting me out to the yard,  but with chains and fences just to ensure I didn’t go

Reaching out for a lifeline,  but it seems like there’s no one there to pick up,  maybe it’s just my luck,  maybe if I close my eyes,  things will be just fine,  or maybe I’ll just be stuck,  I feel like the weight of the world has been exaggerated by my decisions,  and the pain

Why do my insecurities get attacked and dressed up in the form of tough love,  and constant shots at my inadequacy projected upon me which triggers my inferiority complex,  knowing when I return fire I can be hurtful and cruel,  then vilify me to the rest of the world,  I just wonder when will i

Never would I have thought that I had a desire to be a writer,  piecing letters and words together because my mouth couldn’t do any better,  maybe I did strive to be a poet,  but I never had the confidence to show it,  but to my peers, I could never promote it,  marketing myself just

I’ve always been more of the R&B type, I just enjoy the vibes, Instead of expelling the energy it takes to get hype, I feel these songs mirror more of my everyday life, The laid back nonchalant heartbroken energy is the shit that I like, I definitely get down with all of the adult talk,

Have you ever seen evil encapsulated in the flesh, I’ve lived with it which is one of my biggest regrets, see it overtakes the soul, slowly devours you and you can’t figure out why you no longer feel whole, don’t mistake it for someone who claims a person is the devil or a demon, pure