Long Cheerios Poems

Imagine,
for the two thousand and twentieth time,
Yang is hierarchical upside power hungry
from above,
authorized to prey on those yins below,
however resiliently they may pray.

Yang grows politically overpowering strengths
of an autonomously omnipotent god,
pejoratively associated with patriarchy,
and ethologically...

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I followed your voice…
I followed your voice…
With a bouquet of stars in hand
I followed your voice
I followed it with all of my heart
You approve of the gift,
I knew you’d understand

I followed His distinct voice…
It sounds...

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The sun is the spotlight…when I perform a fabulous song
It’s like a disco ball above my head
Swarms and swarms of fans surround me
As I swiftly walk up on stage without hesitation
My heart is pumping rapidly...

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i battled the urge for years . i can no more .
i have never been much of a morning person . recent
engagements have left me bruised , worn out and sore.
the good in me...gone ....

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done near got clipped yet even tripped
out on the patio blasting the stereo
my son was inside eating his Cheerios
man that kid don't quick eating some ice cream with another lick
it seems that times like these...

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The chill within air so crisp
and scents of morning dew
the light of dawn is but a wisp
of gold streaked with pink hues.

My eyes are heavy, sleepy still
the house is silent yet
at kitchen sink from window...

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"I dream of Candy!"

Sweet cakes and peanut butter squares 
A living diabetic's nightmare. --  My heart 
sings to the beat, Under the Neutron Star Crunch
Sweet sugar cookies and peanut butter bars

Taunting whoopers, 
Dancing dum...

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Mom, I Want Dessert for Breakfast 

By Elton Camp 

What would you do if your child should say, 
“For breakfast, I want to eat a Twinkie today” 
“Nope, I can’t give you such a breakfast...

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Cruising home from the driving range.  
My collared shirt free of cigarette burns…  
58  in November,  hit’em pure
Pushed back against the wind flirted with woods
Everything should be  peace  Turners...

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crowded, cornered —
   i suss out my special place.

tossing, turning,
   dendrites burning

the insides of my eyes.
   posit the tables

chairs, arrangement
   of girls and boys.

the chatter of calypso...

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In ancient times when life appeared as swell,
with gorgeous wife and Chevy runnin’ fine,
there’d be no tale to share now where I tell,
uplifting stories ‘bout my sad decline. 

It seems one morning gone completely mad,
I...

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To Your Health

I read an article that said laughing's good for you
It strengthens the heart muscle, it's something you should do
It made me think about my health and all the things I see
That I should...

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Ah, Pepe!   My Pepe-Taco !     My Little One!                     ...

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She is in the kitchen making cheerios pie he is in the music room clanking at the keys 
a Maestro prodigy yet to potty train  airing out little notes and driving her insane; 
With...

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The older I am 
The older I get
Finding myself doing the same
Thing, again and again

Nothing in life 
Ever much changes
I'm so predictable
But then you knew I would say this

It all has to do
With my attitude
But...

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Fake a smile.
 Just for a little while.
 Hide all the pain.
 Hide in the rain.
 Storms surround.
 Can’t see around.
 Dark Fierce clouds.
 Thunder frightening and loud.
 Tornadoes, ruining everything in its path.
 Showing...

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Betty was petite most of her life,
lately her doc telling her she was
getting even smaller,
due to osteoporosis and
her getting older,
she was shrinking an average of
5 inches every year,
so by the time she was 65
she was...

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He crawled from his bunk stifling a hearty yawn.
His work began each day at the very crack of dawn.
He donned his jeans, chaps and old slouch hat,
Pulled on his cowboy boots and strapped on his...

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DREAMS AND MINI BEAUTY 	   	    QUEENS








Held hostage in yards of lace and taffeta, they stand stiff and poised. 
Exhibiting a collage of
rhinestones and sequins sewn meticulously amongst every
frill and...

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She looked tame, and the entire breakfast area had men in it.
I sat on a high stool directly across from her; we are in a hotel lobby.
I did not expect her to speak, but she...

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Being 59

How are you going to tell her?
Fired again by a 30 something?
Don’t you know your profession? 
How can you forget a whole profession?

No, you didn’t forget it.
It’s the way you do it. 
You piss...

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He crawled from his bunk stiflin' a hearty yawn.
His work began each day at the very crack of dawn.
He donned his jeans, chaps and old slouch hat,
Pulled on his cowboy boots and strapped on his...

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We’d read nursery rhymes by the bedroom light
In a magic land once upon a night.
You were just so big, so the story goes,
With a picture book, eating cheerios.
You had your mother’s smile and eyes of...

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The sex had been amazing.  The women mysteries.  The alarm a mood breaker.  He awoke!  Stared at the ceiling, counted the slats in the blinds, scratched himself, sat up on the...

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I keep my left foot in the war zone
I keep my right foot in the jungle,
While I scramble for my cheerios[ 0's }
I do it bundle by bundle,

It's the year of gettin' yo' money right
and...

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